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    Old boots, new lease of life

    From the time I made the decision to get a kilt, I knew that I'd be wearing it modern casual. Therefore I needed a good pair of boots that I could scrunch the hose down into.

    I found an awesome worn brown pair on ebay very cheaply (£16) and only wear them when I'm kilted up. Having recently bought my 3rd and 4th kilts, along with a new black pair of boots, the worn brown ones look a bit sad in comparison. I'd never get rid of them until the fall apart, but was desperately thinking of what I could do to alter them. And then hit upon the simple idea of changing the laces. It's amazing how a simple thing that cost a couple of quid can have such a major impact on how a pair of boots look...

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    Interesting! I'm going to try that. Thanks!
    [B]Doch dyn plicht en let de lju mar rabje
    Frisian saying: do your duty and let the people gossip[/B]

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    Some Neatsfoot oil, mink oil, or other leather reconditioning products would go a long way as well.

    On laces, it's worth googling what the colours have been used by some organisations to represent. You wouldn't want to send an unintentional message to others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
    On laces, it's worth googling what the colours have been used by some organisations to represent. You wouldn't want to send an unintentional message to others.
    how do you mean?

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    [B]Doch dyn plicht en let de lju mar rabje
    Frisian saying: do your duty and let the people gossip[/B]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lodrorigdzin View Post
    I had no idea. Thanks Lodrorigdzin.

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