In this modern day and age, women still do their part to maintain their feminine charms. We continue to put on lipstick, paint our nails, and dye our hair.
As a most paradigmatic example, we wear high heels for the sake of fashion but also for sex-appeal. And while we’re painfully regretting that last decision returning home at the end of the day, guys seem to be bouncing off their sneaker soles at our side.
Nowadays, it’s become a custom for full grown men to be wearing sneakers (trainers) for every occasion, which I find very telling of a desire to grip onto boyhood. Are you going running, shooting hoops, or skating at some untimely hour of the night?
Whatever happened to boots? They are masculine and attractive. I would be so bold as to say that what high-heels are to men, boots are to women.
All figures of authority wear them, and come to find that so do most comic book heroes; rarely will you find a hero appealing to women that’s not (Tintin, the Ninja Turtles, and the Thing come to mind).
Yet somehow the boot hasn’t quite reached the popularity of the sneaker. Hence the need to create a man’s stylistic guide to the boot based on the comic book genre’s most popular superheroes and vigilantes. Continued below.
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Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark have one major trait in common aside from being brilliant scientists. They’re both wealthy industrialists at the head of multi-million dollar companies. Stark is quite the playboy, while Wayne feigns to be. So in order to keep up his false reputation, Wayne is always wearing his best attire when attending his charity events. It would only make sense he wear Gucci.
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Gucci booties with horsebit ring buckle and perforations,
Gucci.com
Iron Man / Tony Stark
Prada nut leather ankle boots,
Bluefly.com
Both introverted and creative, Parker’s now grown up and a single freelance photographer, and Kent continues to pursue professional writing as a journalist. Both look to deflect suspicion, so their shoes should match their subdued undertones. The Diors would particularly go well with Kent’s occasional fedora.
Spider-Man / Peter Parker
Officine Creative Ankle Boot in Brown,
Barneys.com
Superman / Clark Kent
Dior Homme Suede Ankle Boots,
SaksFifthAvenue.com
The mutants Logan and Dr. Bruce Banner are constantly traveling around the world. While Dr. Banner is performing research at a soda bottle factory in Rocinha, he would need a pair of sturdy lace-ups to trek through the Amazonian forest (in style). Logan also needs a resilient pair for his covert operations.
Hulk / Dr. Bruce Banner
Dune Cent Boots,
Asos.com
Wolverine / Logan
Aldo Finnemore Boots,
Aldo.com
And lastly, I am fully aware that Dwight McCarthy wears red Converse before and after his transformation, but were I to imagine him with boots, these would be the pair. Having said that, he does have a nihilistic viewpoint on life while still being a ladies’ man, so a sophisticated version of the Doc Marten fits the bill. The Punisher needs a pair reminiscent of his military training days with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Sin City’s Dwight McCarthy
Wolverine Burton Boot in Black,
NeimanMarcus.com
The Punisher / Frank Castle
H by Hudson Major Multi Lace Boots,
Asos.com
