Weighing my Converse

Last year I weighed all of my different pairs of boots. This was before I bought my tall converse hi-tops. I was surprised at how heavy my short converse hi-tops were (around 800-900g, a similar weight to my much taller boxing boots).

For the record, my new tall converse weights (in grams) are:

Grey Converse x-hi	973
B&W Converse x-hi	942

My new Black and White converse are almost exactly the same weight as my old pair of 'original' black and white hi-tops, despite them being much taller. This might be because my original pair are quite old since my newer 'short' hi-tops are much lighter, closer to 900g.

Some more photos of my new Converse

My new black and white Converse x-hi boots, with the trousers tucked in, as God intended.

Converse Close-ups

Yesterday was a nice varied boot-wearing day. I started off wearing my riding boots then wore a succession of black and white hi-top boots, starting with my lonsdale boxing boots, my new Converse hi-tops, my adidas boxing boots and finally tonight I wore my old pair of converse hi-tops. In the middle of all that I briefly wore my wellies when I went into the garden.

I am back in work now and wearing my new tall  Converse hi-tops, laced all the way to the top of course.

These are the hi-tops folded down, showing the star pattern on the inner lining. I quite like the star pattern but since I prefer tall boots I will be wearing them 'up' more often. I will only wear them folded down if I am wearing shorts.

This is a close-up of the ankle patch. It is a printed disk which appears to be sewn onto the inner lining of the boot. It appears to be positioned slightly too high though because with the top folded down and fixed using the studs, the top of the patch sticks slightly over the top of the boot.

The ankle patch on the outside of the boot isn't as good - it is just a plain printed disk which appears to be glued to the side. It is a pity this is lower quality to the other disk since this is the one which will be visible most of the time while I'm wearing them.

My latest pair of Converse Hi-tops

This morning I received my newest pair of Converse knee-hi boots. On the outside they are the classic black and white but the inside is black and white stars. I will post more photos in a few days time but here is a quick view of them.

Too warm for boxing boots

It was very warm today. I was wearing my tall Lonsdale boxing boots laced all the way up. At break time I was sitting outside with a cup of coffee and my legs started to get too warm. We were sitting in direct sunlight at the time. It might be time to switch to my tall Converse hi-top boots instead.
As soon as I got home tonight I changed into my shorts but kept the boxing boots on. It has cooled down a bit so my legs aren't too warm any more and wearing the shorts means I can keep looking at the boots while I'm wearing them.

Boot survey part 3

It's time for another week-long boot wearing survey. This time the weather was cold but mostly dry.

Of 277 men, only 19% were wearing boots, but 52% of 250 women were in boots.

	Shoes	Ankle boot	Above the ankle	Calf length	Knee Length
Male	81.2%	15.26%	0.7%	2.2%	0.7%
Female	47.6%	18.0%	16.0%	8.8%	9.6%

Compared to the last survey, which was in december and it had been snowing, there were fewer people wearing boots. I was wearing my tall boxing boots, which will have accounted for nearly all of the calf-length male boot-wearing.

Men:

Women:

Some more photos of my new Converse hi-tops

I have decided to wear my new Converse knee-hi boots today. I tucked my trousers into the boots to take these photos because they look better that way - you see the full height of the boot and the Converse All Star badge, which is above the ankle on these boots.
The photo above also shows my old Adidas Tygun boxing boots which I've had for nearly 10 years now.

Blue Wellies again

I had chance to wear my blue wellies this morning. I haven't worn these since the summer. I'm going to wear them around the house this morning until I go to work, when I'll change into my Lonsdale boxing boots, which I haven't worn for a while either.

I didn't realise I bought the Lonsdale boots back in 2009. I thought I only bought them last year. I had also forgotten how much I enjoy wearing my blue wellies. They might be shorter than my green wellies and don't fit my leg as snugly but they are a bit stiffer so they press against my leg more, which is what I really like about wellies.

New Converse

My new Converse Knee-Hi boots have arrived.  Despite the name, they are not actually knee high but they are the X-Hi boot, which are about 9.5 inches from ground to top, the same height as my Levi's 'fake converse'.
Here are a couple of photos of them:

I bought them from Schuh, in the sale. Normally I would have chosen a darker coloured boot but they only had the grey available in the extra-tall. They seem reasonably comfortable so far. I'll obviously have to wear them a bit more to 'break them in' and get used to them.

Boxing Boots Week

I have been wearing my boxing boots for work during the last few weeks. I have been mainly wearing my gola boots because although I bought them years ago I don't wear them very often and they haven't had chance to soften up properly. I am sure they are starting to get more comfortable.
I decided to wear my adidas boxing boots today. I bought these nearly 10 years ago and they are very close to falling apart, which would be a great shame because I really love wearing them. They don't feel quite as comfortable as they used to, as part of the inner lining is starting to wear away. When the time comes to throw them away, it will be a sad occasion but I still have plenty of other pairs of boots to wear.

Boot survey part 2

After the recent snow and cold weather I have repeated the boot survey.
From a total of 470 people, (male 228, female 242),  30.56% of men were wearing boots and 78.51% of women wore boots. These are both increases over last month.

	Shoes	Ankle boot	Above the ankle	Calf length	Knee Length
Male	60.44%	23.96%	3.13%	2.08%	1.39%
Female	21.49%	21.90%	32.64%	14.05%	9.92%

Men:

Women:

More Sheepskin Boots

These are more boots to add to my list of pairs I'd really love to own. I think they look great, and since I love knee length boots, these would be fantastic. They cost £114 in my size, which is a bit pricey but not too bad.

They are available from here: http://www.kiwi-sheepskins.com/detail.asp?product_id=FW039

Details from their website:

Top fully folded down:(can be partially folded down for some extra height) 13.5 and 16in. (34 and 40.5cm)
Top unfolded at full height: 16.5 to 19.5in. (42 to 49.5cm)
By contrast, the sheepskin boots from Celtic Sheepskin (which cost £145) are 43cm tall. I assume these are heights from the ground. When I measured my leg, while wearing my skate shoes, it was approximately 47cm from ground to the back of my knee.

This is another view of the Celtic Sheepskin boots, taken from their website. They just look so warm and comfortable. I would really love a pair of each of these boots.

Warm ankles, cold toes

I've been wearing my gola boxing boots so far this week. Whenever I wear my Adidas boots I only lace them half-way up but I always wear the gola boots laced all the way up. They are nice and snug around my ankles, keeping them lovely and warm in my cold office.

Boot Wearing Survey

I decided to do a week-long survey of boot-wearing. This survey was conducted in and around where I work, which is in a mostly pedestrianised area. I made a note of how many people I saw while I was walking around, mainly walking between the car park and my office, and whether they were wearing shoes/trainers, ankle boots, above the ankle, calf length or knee length boots.

In total I observed 1048 people, 536 male and 512 female. 

Only 19.03% of males were wearing  boots, while 58.01% of females were wearing boots.

	Shoes	Ankle boot	Above the ankle	Calf length	Knee Length
Male	80.97%	16.23%	1.87%	0.75%	0.19%
Female	41.99%	19.14%	23.24%	11.52%	4.10%

I wasn't surprised to record that women wore more boots than men. There was only 1 recorded man wearing knee length boots and that was a builder wearing wellies. I included myself in the tally, so my 20-eye doc martens and my boxing boots helped to boost the above-the-ankle and calf length count. In fact all but one of the male calf length boots were me - the other was a motorcyclist.

In the charts below, non=shoes/trainers, low=ankle boot, mid=above the ankle, high=calf length boot and top=knee length boot.

Women:

Men:

I might conduct the survey again in the summer and see how the results change.

Levi's Hi-tops

My Levi's extra-tall converse style boots are definitely getting closer to being thrown out. I wore them for work today because it was dry and sunny when I left the house. It rained during the day so the pavements were wet when I left. The sole has started to crack so water got in while I was walking. Since I enjoy wearing them I am going to keep them for as long as possible, but I'll only wear them when it's definitely going to be dry.