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You Need These Boots for These Reasons

There’s a time for everything. And this time, right now... this time is for boots. So here are five damn good ones paired with five damn different scenarios. We probably didn’t need that second damn.

Edward Green Galway Boot
FOR SUITING UP

Edward Green Galway Boot

Most boots are pretty casual. You know that. But you also know that some aren’t. These ones fall under the “aren’t” umbrella. Pair them with your suit and watch as you’re handed job offers and napkins with phone numbers on them and you quickly get elected to Congress. Definitely some of that.

Filson Knight Short Boot
FOR THE AFTERNOON HIKE

Filson Knight Short Boot

Maybe you’re trekking above Jefferson Davis’s head on Stone Mountain. Maybe you’re trekking to Helen for some cold-weather camping and rock candy. Either way, these waterproof leather-and-canvas mocs will keep your feet dry and attractive. Attractive for feet, at least. Anyway, boots.

Billy Reid Olden Wingtip
FOR WALKING YOUR DATE HOME

Billy Reid Olden Wingtip

If Grizzly Adams and Frank Sinatra had a ba... fine, we won’t. But, yeah, it would be this boot. All the class of a cordovan leather upper, all the ruggedness of a thick rubber sole, all the right combination for your date to notice and crown you Boot King. Yep. Boot King.

Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot
FOR THE LIVE SHOW

Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot

On the off chance you’ve never owned a boot with waxy Horween Chromexcel leather, worn it to a concert and then gotten pulled on stage to fill in on a Dylan cover, then honestly, we don’t even know. That’s what happens when everyone else wears these. Just saying.

Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot, $177, available at Steven Alan, 1170 Howell Mill Rd, 404-857-1984

Suitsupply Blue Boot
FOR ROOFTOP COCKTAILS

Suitsupply Blue Boot

Picture yourself on a heated rooftop. There’s a cocktail in your hand. People keep saying, “Wow, it’s so nice up here. And these drinks are great. And, wait, are those blue suede boots you’re wearing?” We hope you’ve enjoyed this picturing-things exercise as much as we have.

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