Fashion Faux Pas? -- Dress Boots

[lindsay.anne]

Are dress boots completely shunned in the hunter/jumper world? I ended up buying the Tuff Rider Wellesley boots to extend the life of my show pair. To me, the price was right and I had to do it.

Tuff rider puts out the regals as well, their field boot line. The regal is not the same fit. It’s a very narrow foot, feels like the leather is a bit off, it’s not as flattering on my leg and I disliked it. Therefore I settled for the dress boot style. Nicer shaped foot, fit my calf nice, not “penguin-y” like the field boot version.

Did I just make an awful fashion decision or am I good?. For the most part these are not my show boots- but rather a pair that I may have to hop on a junior rider’s mount and get him around at a rated show.

[Pennywell_Bay]

[QUOTE=lindsay.anne;7778656]
Are dress boots completely shunned in the hunter/jumper world? I ended up buying the Tuff Rider Westley boots to extend the life of my show pair. To me, the price was right and I had to do it.

Tuff rider puts out the regals as well, their field boot line. The regal is not the same fit. It’s a very narrow foot, feels like the leather is a bit off, it’s not as flattering on my leg and I disliked it. Therefore I settled for the dress boot style.

Did I just make an awful fashion decision. For the most part these are not my show boots- but rather a pair that I may have to hope on a junior rider’s mount and get him around at a locally rated show.[/QUOTE]

Thumbs up. Dress boots are always appropriate to show and are classic. You will be fine. I love to see people wearing them (field boots and shads, you see them but ick).

[Canaqua]

They are fine. Dress boots are permanent classics. I don’t show these days, but from what I understand, they are making a comeback, in terms of being fashionable, in the hunter and eq rings.

[sma]

Dress boots are always acceptable and classic. Plus, they’re easier to keep clean & polished and in my experience hold up better–less chance of laces breaking, stitching surrounding laces coming apart, backing under laces ripping.

[AmmyByNature]

Dress boots are actually more technically correct, but it was impossible to get a beautiful slim ankle, so people started wearing field boots. Now that zippers are so prevalent I’m seeing a lot more dress boots and we will probably continue to see more. They’re both beautiful AND easier to clean.

[hunterrider23]

I wear parlanti dress boots in the children’s hunters and have never had a problem, even in that low of a class. In fact one of my friends that does all the big eq and jr jumpers and hunters just bought a pair. They beautiful, way easier to clean, and always appropriate.

[kirbydog]

I have the most beautiful pair of custom, dress Vogel’s that I refuse to give up! 12 years old, no zippers, beautiful leather…LOVE them!!

[WhatGatsby]

Good luck with the TuffRiders. I bought them thinking the same thing, to extend the life of my customs. I got the Belmont Dress. They were pretty, spitting image of Parlantis. Too bad they fell apart on day 2 of wearing them!

[Capital_Warmbloods]

My next pair will be Parlanti dress boots for the hunter ring

[MIKES_MCS]

Whatgatsby , did you send them back , because I know they would have replaced them . A couple of my riders have been wearing the Wellselys for evverday riding and so far after 6 months they have held up ( I am surprised) JPC IS very good about returns on defective items .