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would the boots in the link work or not

http://www.amazon.com/Funtasma-Mens-Her ... op?ie=UTF8
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The CRL specifies the boots should be suede, so I do not think these would pass.

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They need to be suede. You can also cover them in suede. But that may be more work than folks are wanting to do.
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Unless you are looking to spend a chunk of change at Imperial Boots for some custom-made ones, which I did not, I had some success at AliExpress. I found a pair of them (the specific model I got is no longer available) for about $40 CAD (about $30 USD) with free shipping from China. Mine will require cutting some of the material off as they are over-the-knee boots, but that's pretty trivial to do.

Unless you get really lucky (or custom-made ones) you'll probably have to buy women's boots as there aren't many made for men that are: red suede, pointed toe, and over the ankle.

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Glad to hear others are looking at women's red suede boots. I've been looking for some, but need a size 13 in mens. :(

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Could try getting in contact with the vendor I used, they only go to size 13 women's but might be able to do a larger size.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-2015 ... 42650.html

Modifying them was quite easy, just cut and sewed them to the height I wanted (I went with mid-calf). My wife and seamstress both laughed a lot when I was wearing them with normal clothes, but both said they looked really good with the robes at the last fitting.

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cooldevo wrote:Could try getting in contact with the vendor I used, they only go to size 13 women's but might be able to do a larger size.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-2015 ... 42650.html

Modifying them was quite easy, just cut and sewed them to the height I wanted (I went with mid-calf). My wife and seamstress both laughed a lot when I was wearing them with normal clothes, but both said they looked really good with the robes at the last fitting.
This is a very nice alternative to some other ones that run around $250. Are these going to pass 501st standards since you see so little of it?

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I would say you would be ok on these as they are flat footed with a build in heel and suede.
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LuciousTalvloinne wrote:I would say you would be ok on these as they are flat footed with a build in heel and suede.
Awesome, just ordered one. I'll have to find a way to get it trimmed because I doubt it'll fit over my thighs,lol

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verbal21 wrote:
LuciousTalvloinne wrote:I would say you would be ok on these as they are flat footed with a build in heel and suede.
Awesome, just ordered one. I'll have to find a way to get it trimmed because I doubt it'll fit over my thighs,lol
I took a pair of scissors and cut them to the height I wanted. Then I took a needle and thread and put a few loops around the top to keep the outer layer from flopping over. I'll take a photo of what I did with mine when I get home. I don't work with fabric at all, and it took about 3 minutes to cut and sew.

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