New boots? I think Dan Post are the most comfortable while still looking
sharp.... The pair of mine I wear most often are Dan Post. I have
cooler-looking ones, but none more comfortable.
Jamie mentions these new boot stores in Austin:
> A couple of places (not sure if they are still around, though)
> Tiny's Boot Shop--East First just east of I35
> Cadillac Jack's--North Lamar
> Allen's Boots--South Congress
Dunno about Cadillac Jack's.
Allen's, in my experience is a bit generic if you want honest-to-god
*pointy-toed* roach-killers. Tiny's is smaller and tends toward the high
end, but they're very knowledgeable and have a better collection of
hipster/cool boots (you know, one's with flames, cowskulls,
cool inlay, TX flags, etc). They have cheap bootjacks there too. (the
little thingies that let you pull 'em off easily). Last time I was there,
the autographed photos of satisfied customers made up a regular P2 gallery
of greats <g>.
So Tiny's is my favorite new store down there. For really cool
ones you might check out vintage places too, like Under the Sun (next
to the Continental Club), which usually has an impressive selection of
vintage boots in very good to excellent condition.
Also: most boots in ordinary stores are *not* the really pointy ones.
As I prefer maximum pointiness myself, I've learned the hard way how
difficult it is to find these. For the really pointy ones (sometimes
referred to as "X-toed") you have to look a little harder, except at
showbiz-oriented new joints or a hipster joint like Under the Sun, which
basically carries *only* that variety. There are a couple of other
vintage stores with cool boots on South Lamar, although I forget their
names right now. Neither of them has as many as Under the Sun, however.
--junior
