Why do Cape boots look like this?

>>89647610
Jack Kirby.

>>89647610
It was an 80's fashion trend, much of it's passed on

Eriol Flynn, Muddafakka

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>>89647610
They're a compromise between the practicality of breech boots and the desire of any sane male to never ever be caught dead in breech boots.

>>89647610
how else would you put a cape on a boot?

>>89647610
They're good for crossing rivers without soaking your trousers.

>>89647618
Fpbp

>>89647610
>>89647632
errol flynn
early artists all had a boner for robin hood etc

What can you hide under those boots? I'm sure Deathstroke keeps a small emergency gun there.

>>89647610
They are basically capes for the legs. Floppy boots show motion well and help balance out the overly muscled top portion of the body.

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>>89648190

>>89647610
That style is also sometimes called a captain boot. The floppy part usually has a split that allows the boot to be unfolded upward making it look like >>89647963