﻿Wear Boots With Jeans & Look Amazing [0:00:00]
You may be struck by lightning wearing that combination, yeah. Come on, stop doing it.
Pop quiz, gents. When it comes to finding the perfect pair of jeans for your boots,
what do you think the most important measurement is? Waist? Inseam? No, keep guessing. Maybe
the rise or maybe the outseam length? No. The answer, gents, is the ankle width.
Now, with most modern denim, we’re going to see on average a 14-inch ankle diameter. Although,
for some skinny and extreme tapers, we’re going to see under 12 inches and for some wide cuts out
there, over 16 inches is going to be common, Now, the million dollar question is what’s
the perfect width for you? Well, the answer to this question is actually pretty simple.
Take a pair of jeans that you already love, a pair of jeans that already
work with the boots in your wardrobe. Lay it out flat and then measure the ankle width.
As you can see here, I’ve got a wide variety of options in my wardrobe ranging from just over 6
inches to just over 8 inches. When it comes to my personal taste, I like just over 7 inches in the
ankle width, so a total of just under 15 inches. You see how I got that. You just take that flat
measurement and multiply it times 2. Gents, I can’t stress this enough,
knowing this one measurement is going to make it so much easier to find the
perfect pair of jeans to work with your boots. Now, unfortunately not every manufacturer lists on
their website, but many do. And if you’re going in your shopping in person, what you can quickly do
is take a measurement tape with you or ask for one there at the store and measure that ankle
opening before you even try the trousers on. In today’s video, gents, we’re talking about
how to make your boot and jean combination look amazing. Are you ready to look good?
Let’s do this. [Music]
Now, gents, all the boots you’re going to see in today’s video, brought to
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Most shoes are using glues and they will fall apart very quickly,
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to the heel. A lot of companies go with the hollow heel. These guys have a solid heel.
They even put tacks in there to make sure that everything stays together.
Now, the leather that Thursday uses for all of its uppers, you’re going to find it very
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I also love on the inside how they’re using a leather liner. A lot of companies skip this.
This is really important because when you wear boots all day like 16 hours in these boots,
they’re still going to be comfortable because they absorb sweat and then when you take off,
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Now, boots that last a lifetime, that’s cool and all, but you want them to look good,
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it’s elegant, it’s classy. This is a pair you can dress up. You can even dress this down.
But, I like this because I can wear this with a sports jacket, jeans, and I’m going
to look good. The same time, it’s not going to be overbearing and it’s just, yeah, those
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You want something with a little bit of flash or you want to go with a material
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be jumping out of an airplane and being able to support your ankle. That’s actually the
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function. These are boots that you can use and also look good in and get compliments.
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look at all their offerings. Awesome company. The next detail to pay attention to when you’re
matching your boots with your jeans and you want to look good, the formality of the boots
and the formality of the jeans. [0:04:59]
Now, some of you guys may be saying, “Come on, Antonio. What are you talking
about? By definition, all jeans are casual and all boots are casual.”
True, but not always. So, what I mean here is, yes, all jeans are casual, all boots are casual,
but there are different levels. There are ultra casual jeans. There are business casual
boots and you don’t want to mix those two because the combination is just going to look off.
Seriously, these boots right here are more of the business casual type
and they would work great with dark colored denim, but they’re not going to look great with lighter
colored denim that has rips and tears in it. Or let’s take this casual boot right here. This
is going to be something that’s very difficult to dress up. Why? Because of the overall style.
The history, this is more of an Alpine hiking type of boot design
and therefore isn’t going to be something you could actually wear it with the sports jacket.
Now, this Jodhpur style is actually incredibly versatile and the big thing here
is being able to pull this off with confidence. Can you dress this up with a sports jacket? Yes.
Can you dress this down with distressed denim? Yes. It’s all about the wear and knowing that
this is about, yeah, if you’re wearing this, you feel impossibly look like a rock star.
The point, if you’re just getting started if you’re a style beginner, try to keep formalities
with the same level of formality. If you’re a style expert if you’ve got the confidence,
understand that you can actually break that rule and bend it to serve you.
The next rule to looking great with jeans and boots, pay attention to proportion. Now,
the idea of proportion was identified by artist thousands of years ago and it’s
something as human beings we naturally use to be able to see if something just looks off.
And, gents, I’m here to tell you, violating this rule can have disastrous consequences when it
comes to your look. Seriously, in cartoons drawings, have you ever wondered what makes
a character look powerful versus making a character look cute characters for the most
part? Have overly sized overly proportioned eyes, heads, and other parts of the body.
So, how does this play into matching your boots with your jeans and making
sure you’ve got a great look? You want to make sure that your boots or your jeans are
not oversized or undersized with the jeans or the boots you’re trying to match them with.
Now, let’s take this boots right here, powerful, strong from the sole to the upper. The leather
these are made from are very stiff heavy leather. These need to go with a pair of jeans that have
just a bit of gib a little of extra material. You don’t want to wear these with skinny jeans,
it’s just going to look disproportional. Now, what pair would better suit slim jeans?
Right here, we’ve got a very sleek design. We don’t have as much as large of a sole.
We got an upper that just is cleaner and overall isn’t as bulky. This is
going to work better with a tapered jean design. Next key to making sure your boots look great with
your jeans, pay attention to the length of your denim. I’m talking about hemming your jeans.
Now, the general rule here is any denim that you wear with boots can on average be about an inch
longer than if you’re going to wear that same denim with sneakers or, you know, God forbid,
running shoes. But, seriously, gents, don’t be wearing your running shoes with jeans. These are
meant to be worn when you run. Make sense, right? Now, gents, if you’re enjoying today’s video and
you think that anyone caught wearing running shoes and jeans should be flogged with a wet mule, do me
a favor and smash that like button. And, just kidding, gents, I’m not advocating get flogged,
but maybe struck by lightning wearing that combination. Yeah, come on, stop doing it.
Now, with boots usually the longer hem is okay because we’ve got a larger proportioned shoes. So,
if you got a bit of rise a little bit of budging at the bottom, that’s not always a bad thing.
You will find different types of boots though are suited to a cleaner tighter shorter hem and
it’s oftentimes going to be ankle boots. Lower boots similar to any type of sneaker because
they are lower, they’re not as going to be large proportioned, it just looks better if you’ve got
the trousers cut and raised up just a bit. And, again, this is something you can do
yourself or you can take it to a seamstress or tailor to make sure you get the right length.
Now, gents, quick question for you. What do you think is the perfect style of boot
to wear with denim? We’ve got our own thoughts here at Real Men Real Style, but I’d love to
hear from you down in the comments. Do you think it’s chelseas? Do you
think it’s dress boots? What style in particular do you think is best with denim?
I love to hear from you down below. And, of course, let’s not forget color
when it comes to matching boots with jeans. Now, me, personally,
I love the brown blue combination. Incredibly easy to match, it looks good in a variety of
situations. And when it comes to denim comes in a wide variety of blues from true blues to indigo.
When it comes to boots, a wide variety of browns - light brown, dark brown. Variations in between
that use a little bit of each. This right here just makes it so simple. I know in my
wardrobe to be able to pair the combination. Black on the other hand does work with blue
denim. It’s going to be a more formal a darker color. That being said, mix with the boot design,
this does make it a bit more casual. I do think it’s a little bit a harsher
of a contrast, so harder to pull off. But, if you’ve got gray jeans if you’ve
got let’s say a maroon jean, if you’ve got a light colored jean, you want a high contrast,
black maybe what you’re looking for. That being said, don’t shy away from
unique colors or materials. You can go with a blue suede like Elvis did. Maybe
you want to go with something that is a gray a silver that is, yes, going to stand apart,
but the design is timeless and simple. Now, at this point you may be wondering what
are my thoughts on cuffing your jeans with boots? Well, guys, find out in this video right here,
where I dedicate an entire video to show you how to do it
and in which situations you want to cuff your jeans if you’re going to wear them with boots.
Yes, good video right here. And you don’t have to do this, but I do think it’s a good
option especially if you don’t want to get your jeans hemmed and you want it to look good. So,
check it out, guys, right here. [0:10:14] End of audio