by DYS — Thursday, January 29th, 2009 at 9:41 am
in Shoes, Trends and tagged with Boots, Buckles, Combat Boots, Latex Leggings, Studs, Style Inspiration, Warrior Combat Look, Yay or Nay?, Zipper
Yay or Nay?
With the return of Dr. Martens boots, the “Combat Boots” come to the surface with a tougher and rebellious feeling. Adorned with studs, spikes, buckles, shoelaces, and zippers, these combat boots, especially the ones with heels give a certain chic warrior look, tough and resilient, a little bit “gothic”, yet also “sexy” in the same time.
Proenza Schouler, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, and Victor & Rolf Pre-Fall 2009 collections show great examples on how to pull off these warrior boots. Whether you pair them with zipper latex leggings, jodhpur pants, jumpsuits, minis, tulip-shaped skirts, skinny jeans, structured jackets, and even oversized dresses, they all give a different look and feel to each pieces of your wardrobe. Sexy, feminine yet valiant, if you pair these combat boots with mini skirt, zipper leggings or frilly dresses. Androgyny and edgy when you pair them with menswear-inspired pieces. The shoes are already the focal point, so you don’t need to try too hard and stress on your hair and makeup or accessorizing other parts of your look.
Balenciaga, Pre-Fall 2009, courtesy of style.com
Not trying to coincide with the recent unfortunate political turmoil in Gaza, Afghanistan nor Pakistan, the warrior look has been adopted widely by several fashion muses, among others are the French Vogue editors with their favorite black on black ensembles from head to toe. This warrior look is definitely not for the fainted heart; it’s bold, strong, rough, and _borrowing the infamous Christian Siriano‘s catch phrase_it’s fierce!
Are you ready to face the world and bring out your inner warrior? Yay or Nay?
Sources and images courtesy of: style.com, iamfashion.blogspot, ebay.com, polyvore.com, neimanmarcus.com, urbanoutfitters.com, bakershoes.com, gojane.com, ninewest.com
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Absolutely YAY. kerenn kok.
eniwei di MP, dah ada yg pre order legging pake restleting tuh. ayoo serbu…
kesan yang powerful n edgy… definitely YAY!
Yay yay yay I want one with buckle to pair with my dresses!
YAY donk pastinya! ive been looking for combat boots kayak gini tapi maunya yang heelsnya “manusiawi”. waktu itu sempet ada yang keren bgt di mango. sayang heelsnya 9-10 cm ajah.. gue udah cukup towering, ditambah heels segitu apa kata dunia?
YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!
definitely a yay! i used to have one of them .. soalnya about 10 years ago juga mayan in tuh.. tapi heelsnya belom yang aneh2..
tapi mau dipake kemana disini? hihi…
aduuhh aku punyaa..baru beli kemaren di NEXT tapi gak pede makenya..:( emang keren bangedd..n lagi aku pajang di mini fashion sale.. tapi setelah liat blog diatas jadi bimbang, dijual ngga ya..?
yay for me!!
yay for me! i have them, but they’re sooo high and rather a pain to wear.
BOOTS EMANG KEREN…, TAPI GW SUKANYA YANG SIMPLE AJA. KARENA BUAT GW, BOOTS ITU SENDIRI KESANNYA UDAH MENUHIN KAKI/RAME. KALAU DITEMBAH LAGI SAMA ORNAMEN MACAM2, JADI NORAK JATUHNYA. LAGIAN GAK SEGITU COCOK UNTUK IKLIM DISINI.
I thik its nay for combat boots, but yay for winter or fashion boots…Its just feel like a warrior princess to wear that. and u could wear a police outfits, so i will say combat boots yay for you..
thats just my oppinion
xoxo
rebz
YAY!! looove.. yay banget. buat fall/winter doang tp ye. klo di indo rasanya jadi nampak kormod (kecuali yg model open toe), panas bgt gitu di sini!! and am so sick of seeing gladiator sandals so bring on a trend change..
hehehe byk jg yah yg YAY.. kirain bakal byk yg NAY melihat boots bginian lbh cucok di iklim dingin.. tp bener spt yg kata si disti, yg open toe or even sling back gitu masi bisa di iklim panas.. walau bakal panas jg
pas musim ujan aja kali make boots nya =)
gw punya yg ninewest, mayan tingginya tp mayan bisa dipake utk jalan esp pas lg musim dingi gini, bisa ngelindes es sampe ancur hehe
Tifa: byk jg kok yg hak nya gak gila2an, atau ga combat boots yg flats.. tp emang lbh keren yg make hak siy =) gpp, kamu uda tinggi jd biar tambah menjulang lagi =)
Renda, please go easy on the capital letters. You don’t want to be considered “shouting”, do you?
yay,,,, hehehe
yay yay yay!!!
gue suka banget sama boots yang begitu hihihi.. keren!
yayy banget.. sayangnya gue suka nggak tahan pake heels setinggi gaban
it’s a YAY YAY YAY!!
mau heels berapa centi pun hayukkk.. kerennn!! *tapi koq di indo gua ga nemu2.. di ebay banyak
ahahh pantes banyak gambar sepatu yg gua kenal.. sourcenya ebay ternyata.. I can only watch em, ga bisa bid.. mahal ongkirnyeee..
absolutely YAY , YAY , YAY
boot ga ada mati na
apalagi semakin unique maduin boot ama dress makin ok
dan buat cowok jug asangat sangat sangat okeh !
YAYYY!!!!
luv it… keren banget boot kek gini.. walaupun emang terkesan masculine, but love it though
di ol shop ku ada juga sih waktu itu.. kukira model baru yang unik.. ga taunya eh lagi happening gitu ^^
definitely yay for me
Keren keren Dys, apalagi yang modelnya more to the feminine side dan dipakai dengan outfit hitam2 pas winter gitu…
YAY for me too! Can’t wait for winter to come and we can all wear these babies..
yay for me! cocok aja kayaknya kalo mau di pake disini asal modelnya yang simple dan ga banyak pernak-ik (mau show bgt ga si?hehe) bdw cheyqua, coba cek link namaku deyh,kebetulan aku punya onlineshop dan sedang ngeluarin boots untuk sample produk baru. Then,aku masih punya 1 ankle zipper boots smoga masi ada…cek aja sis kali cocok thx ya
yay for me!
Absolutely YAY for me… *pengeeeenn*
shoot! that’s like sooo… meee! the ones with buckles and spikes… argh! absolutely wicked! a big yaayyy!
absolute yay, untuk gua personally cocoknya yg ankle boots atau paling sih 5 cm diatas pergelangan. heelsnya juga yg lebih agak pump atau wedges.
used to opt NAY for Dr.martens boots back then..but lookin’ the way it is presented now with more of feminine touch to it..it’s more to a YAY!
keren siy liatnyah..
tp not for me, dengan tinggi hanya 5’1″ aja bikin gw kayak celengan badut deh..hehhe
YAY…
Bandung cukup dingin kan? :p tapiiii…gw agak khawatir pake boots, secara, betis gw gedaaa, bagaikan gada perang di pelem mahabarata…huuuhuhuhu completely warrior daah…
sama kayak itie. I am so in love with this shoes. Tapi dgn postur gw bgimana ya.. Hehe
DYS, disini entah kenapa sepatu2 yang desainnya bagus biasanya heelsnya juga gak karu2an tingginya.. mungkin buyer2 sini gak masukin yang heelsnya pendek kali yah.. mungkin gara2 orang Indonesia lebih petite n gak banyak jalan kaki.. so hi heels lebih banyak dipilih.. tapi akibatnya gue jadi ga banyak pilihan deh hihihi..
tapi gue masi suka beli sih yg 9-10 cm, tapi ya itu, jadinya dipakenya ga boleh sering2 ato diliatin deh sama orang2 1 mall
YAY duonks!!! Bikin cewe terlihat seksi sekaligus maskulin…gahar bokk
Balik ke Jakarta…ngubek2 Doc Martins gue ah….
yay banget! except for the heels, krn jempol kaki gw lagi b’masalah jadi gak bisa yg berhak. Seriously, sekarang kalo pake yg haknya tinggi, nyampe meja gw ganti pake sendal jepit.
hahha….i dare myself for wear ankle zipper boots then, orang” di mol pada ngeliatin aja gitu tapi cuexxxxx hihih
ya yay yay…
its sexy…
Koukla, when I wrote the comment up there. I was really shouting. so, You’re absolutely, completely, totally right. hehehe….:)
yay!
seriously!
im in luv with any kind of boots i even wear it to the office
yah kalau ke mall atau kantor sudirman sih keren, tapi kalau kantor pinggiran begini…. *nangis darah*
mendingan pakai boot tukang sapu aja, lebih gak eman-eman kalau melewati banjir :p