Boots Boots and More Boots!

You have selected your costume and are in the process of getting matching footwear. We support boots as the footwear of choice, of course feel free to wear sandals or sneakers if that is your preference.When choosing boots here are some tips:

*Buy boots at least 1/2 to a whole size larger than what you normally wear to leave room for insoles or extra socks.

*When buying a wedge look for one with a rubber heel as opposed to a wooden or hard heel.

*Stay away from stiletto boots, if you want a heel choose stacked square heel for comfort.

*Also, pointed tip boots are not road friendly, round or square toed boots give your toes room for the jamming.

*Slouchy boots will slouch, you can get a shoemaker to add eyelets and lace up the back of your boot if it is too slack.

*Smooth leather or faux leather boots spray better and a easier with regular spray paint. For suede boots buy fabric spray paint.

*Consider covering the boot in fabric, again a shoemaker can do this for you.

* With patience, primer and a steady hand any boot can be transformed with spray paint to match your costume.

*Say no to fur.

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Boots by Jomo

These are boots that were made by Jomo on Piccadily Street for one of the bloggers. She made her order last Thursday and picked them up yesterday at a cost of $130.00. As you can see they are plain silver so you can decorate them as you wish. And most importantly the blogger is quite happy with how they look and feel.

Thanks to "no longer anon" for sharing her pics!

Boots in Toronto

For those masqueraders based in Toronto you can get your mas boots at Bootsman MB.I was informed that he already has 30 pairs of boots made in various sizes and colours of either leather or vinyl material with leather soles. Vinyl boots are priced at approximately $75.00 CND/ $300.00TT while the leather is $150.00CDN/$600.00TT.



There are also a few pairs available in Trinidad all leather uppers and soles sizes 10,9,8,6.5 in silver & size 8 in white with fringe. Contact Mervyn Skeete at 640 5807 for their availability.



Bootsman MB can be contacted at:
62 Trudeau drive Bowmanville Ontario Canada L1C 4K3
416 524 1782 cell
905 623 4396 home
905 428 5847 daytime
Email - anton.gabriel@sympatico.ca

Kevian also featured these boots on her blog and you can view more photos and read her commentary here.

My Boots!

Yesterday I finally picked up my boots from Natalie at Vamp and they look awesome!Now, my boots have been ready since earlier this month when I first went to collect them, and pay off the balance, upon trying them one of the beads fell off. Being the perfectionist that she is, Natalie asked me to leave the boots so that she could change the beads since she did not want them falling off on me on the road. Apparently the supplier of the beads assured her they would hold up but with my trial they did not. These are what my new, re-vamped boots look like!




I tried the boots on at the office, leaving glitter all over the place, and they felt comfortable even without the insoles. It is such a pity that all the cute feathers will be covered with my Fireman leggings, maybe by the end of the day the leggings will be gone and by boots can be displayed on all their glory. I have not decided if I am wearing them on Monday as well. But just in case I do Natalie also gave me some glitter for touch ups. Did I express how happy I am with the final result? One of the guys at my office told me he was happy to see I got footwear to match my costume as one of his pet peeves were women beautifully dressed in costume with a sneaker, not even sprayed to match, of some odd colour on their feet.

When I left Natalie was hard at work trying to finish the rest of her orders; some of you internet orders gave her some trouble, not measuring your foot as instructed, choosing instead to measure the sneaker insole or leave an extra inch for comfort, resulting in a boot that is too big!!! The measurements have to be done precisely as they are custom made boots. I suspect that she may have one or two boots for sale next month if those boots do not fit, so if anyone is still looking for boots by the time they get to Trinidad it won’t hurt to call Natalie and ask if she has any for sale.

Here are some of the boots she has at the store at the moment:

Jean and Dinah


Sahara Jumbie

Still looking for footwear?

Ok so all those who missed out on boots by Natalie since she closed orders in early January, I really have no sympathy for you guys. I mean I told you since last year where to go and get your footwear organised. However, I know that desperation would be setting in by now and in reality I do care about your footwear looking up to mark and on point hence the reason I found myself "behind the bridge" at Piccadilly, East Dry River in Port of Spain hunting down mas boots one Sunday evening.



It was there I found "Jomo's Leather Shop", a tiny establishment run my Lorna and her husband Jomo. This is the place to go if you need boots cheap and you need boots fast! Surprisingly, given the location, they have lots of orders for boots which come in a variety of colours such as white, red, silver, bronze and gold. The basic 12 inch boots are $130.00TT while the 16 inch boots are $200.00TT. These boots are flat with a small heel.





Special orders such as wedges, high stack heels, platforms and even fabric covering can be accommodated but these orders MUST be placed early. Regular boots can be ordered and collected within a few days. If you wish they can even decorate the boots for you, but the choice is also yours to decorate yourself.

The booth number is 26 and Lorna or Jomo can be contacted at 797-7594.

Please note that the area where the booth is located is notorious for crime even though a police station is a stone's throw away; if you are interested in getting boots there go early and go with a friend. One of my friends told me a co-worker of hers got her boots from there and had no problems at all, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

Lastly, this little booth is nothing like Natalie's shop; there is no air-conditioning, black tiled floor or linx machine; this is just a very,very humble leather shop with mas boots for sale. If you are accustomed to the aforementioned creature comforts it is best you seek some other alternative footwear.