Mal-in-Boots

[tfabris]

Speaking of the Shindig this Saturday, I'm now down to one final component of the Mal costume. It'd be fun to wear the costume to the Shindig, so that I can get an additional use out of the costume instead of just Halloween.

But that means I need to get an inexpensive pair of Mal-style boots between now and Saturday. (They don't have to be exactly those, just the same basic color and style, i.e., plain straight-top rather than scrolly western V-top.)

I think my first stop will be thrift stores. I don't know if that's the sort of thing I'd expect to find there, though... I don't generally do a lot of shopping in thrift stores normally. I plan to hit the Valu Village on 125th and Lake City first.

Others have suggested army surplus stores, but my worry is that they'll only have things which look obviously like army boots, and what I'm looking for is something different than army boots.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Comments

[djonn]

I'm not an expert, but that toe looks like it might be a fishing/wading boot style (and that would probably also fit with the flat vs. scrolled top). If you've got G. I. Joe's up your way, you might have a look at their selection for style-matching purposes if nothing else. Otherwise, try similar hunting/fishing/outdoor-goods places to get an idea of what's out there in the general market.

You might find something usable in the sale corner of your local Shoe Pavilion -- that's about the best of the chains I've found as far as the ratio of quality-to-deal goes -- but I think that would be a matter of sheer luck.

There is, FWIW, also a good-sized boot shop way down in the bottom corner of the outlet mall complex at Centralia; OTOH, their primary (though not exclusive) emphasis is on Western boots.

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

Excellent ideas, thanks!

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

GI Joe's and the mall stores were a strike-out today, as was the thrift store on Lake City way. Although the thrift store came closest.