A photo gallery of wild, wild shoes and boots -- for men.




- - - - - -Wild, Wild Shoes and Boots - - - - - -


Men's shoe and boot styles intrigue me, and I sometimes poke around the Internet looking for what's new. And what's crazy, outrageous, and bizarre.

Thinking you might also find these footwear examples of interest, I've included a selection of photographs here. (Some of these are actually mine!)

Selection criteria: the shoes and boots must be unusual -- the more unusual the better -- and they must have some element of style, at least as far as I'm concerned.

I suppose some folks might like to search the Internet for kayaks, old postage stamps, equipment leasing projects, or financing plans, but there's something about shoe and boot styles that captures my attention.

There's an enormous variety of alternative men's footwear available, but in general, men seem hesitant to deviate from sneakers, work shoes, work boots, and what-seems-to-be-increasingly-popular: sandals and flip-flops. Looking at some of the alternatives shown here, I guess that's not surprising.

This page has been on my website for years now, so I'm sure many (probably most) of the links below are no longer valid.


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Madfish Shark shoes
Madfish Shark





Twist 60 boots
Twist 60





Shoes made for Elton John
Made for Elton John





BXL ankle boots
BXL





Platform ankle boots
(Not known)





Scallop Toe, Four Color Street Shoe
Scallop Toe, Four Color Street Shoe





Enforcer-II boots
Enforcer-II





Platform ankle boots
(Not known)





Platform sneakers
(Not known)





Superswirl shoe
Superswirl





New Rock ankle boots
New Rock





Platform ankle boot
(Not known)





New Rock 4439 boot
New Rock 4439





Caboots shoe
Caboots





Inamagura shoe
Inamagura





Swear Air 16 ankle boot
Swear Air 16





Rowland Number: 4134-STT-3 ankle boot
Rowland Number: 4134-STT-3





Boots with spurs
(Not known)





Platform boots
(Not known)





Platform boots
(Not known)





Platform ankle boots
(Not known)





Genesis
Genesis





Patch Suede Platform Shoes
Patch Suede Platform Shoes





Platform boots in Japan
Platform boots in Japan





And 1 Elite Internacional
And 1 Elite Internacional





Platform industrial boots
Burningman 2004 Industrial Boots





Footwear in Japan
(Not known)





Kakkoii Mono
Kakkoii Mono





Jeffrey Campbell Lita Boots
Jeffrey Campbell Lita Boots





Platform boots
Platform boots





1974 Brass Boot vinyl and blue suede
1974 Brass Boot vinyl and blue suede














Swear shoe
Swear





Clash 435 boot
Clash 435





Swear shoe
Swear





New Rock ankle boots
New Rock





Platform ankle boots
(Not known)





Swear creeper
Swear





Platform shoes
(Not known)





Swear shoe
Swear





Strange (brand name) shoe
Strange





Monster platform boots
(Not known)





Platoon 202 boot
Platoon 202





New Rock shoes
New Rock





Pirate 08 boot
Pirate 08 by Demonia





Swear sm06 shoe
Swear sm06





New Rock Neptune #373c boot
New Rock Neptune #373c





Winston Number: 0444-STT-0 ankle boot
Winston Number: 0444-STT-0





Platform shoes
Displayed at the Northampton Museum





LX01 shoes
LX01





Platform boots
(Not known)
Image copyrighted by Edward Przydzial.
Used by permission.


Kiss Platform Boots
Dragon Head Boots
Image copyrighted by Edward Przydzial.
Used by permission.



1970s Disco Platform shoes
1970s Disco Platform Shoes





Fuse Shoe 2000
Fuse Shoe 2000





1970's Retro Disco Shoes
1970's Retro Disco Shoes





Capone
Capone





Elton John's boots
Elton John's Boots





Platform shoes
(Not known)





Sports Shoe
Sports Shoe





1970s platform shoes
(Not known)





Reebok ZigTech Shoes Zig Pulse Black Yellow
Reebok ZigTech Shoes Zig Pulse Black Yellow





Jvopdsjmvl
Jvopdsjmvl





New Rock boots 337 black-red
New Rock boots 337 black-red














Swear boots
Swear





Swear shoe
Swear





Chopper 100 boot
Chopper 100





Platform boot
(Not known)





Buffalo boots sneaker
Buffalo Boots





High-platform ankle boots
(Not known)





Libby Plate Magic boot
Libby Plate Magic





Caboots Capone's platform spectator shoe
Caboots Capone's





Rocco, Number: 3492-STT-4 ankle boots
Rocco, Number: 3492-STT-4





Mrobid boot
Morbid





Wicked Road Warroir ankle boots
Wicked Road Warrior





Swear SKAT2 creeper
Swear SKAT2





Simply Magic boot
Simply Magic





Sneaker with spring heel and sole
Adidas





New Rock 102-2 boot
New Rock 102-2





FW44: Simply Elevator Boots creaper
FW44: Simply Elevator Boots





High-heel cowboy boots
(Not known)





Swear sm11 shoe
Swear sm11





Leather heel boots
(Not known)





Leather heel boots
(Not known)





Platform boots
(Not known)





Silly German shoes
Silly German shoes





Geek boots
Geek Boots





Wild platform boots
Wild platform boots





Black high-top, lace-up boots
(Not known)





Raw Art Model 121
Raw Art Model 121





Swear Amazon 3
Swear Amazon 3





Shiny leather-piece shoes
(Not known)





Nordica Men's Hot Rod 95 Ski Boots
Nordica Men's Hot Rod 95 Ski Boots





Joril Purple Suede Boots
Joril Purple Suede Boots





Swear Air 11 beige
Swear Air 11 beige





















Swear boot
Swear





Buffalo Boots sneaker
Buffalo Boots





Destroy boot
Destroy





Lisa Pocket Magic boot
Lisa Pocket Magic





New Rock shoe
New Rock (I think)





Zak Plate Magic boot
Zak Plate Magic





Inamagura boot
Inamagura





Ankle boots with rings
(Not known)





Swear sm10 shoe
Swear sm10





Destroy ankle boots
Destroy (I think)





Swear Truck 02 ankle boot
Swear Truck 02





Monet 610 boot
Monet 610





Vico Number: NR-2946-STT-3 ankle boot
Vico Number: NR-2946-STT-3





Platform ankle boot
(Not known)





Altranger 318 boot
Altranger 318





Carrier shoe
Carrier





Vince  Number: 1455-STT-0 ankle boot
Vince Number: 1455-STT-0





Inamagura IMANA-2 boots
Inamagura IMANA-2





Platform Sneaker
Platform Sneakers





Platform boots
(Not known)





Z-Coil Sneaker
Z-Coil Sneaker





Platform Disco Shoes #13101
Platform Disco Shoes #13101





'70s Vintage Platform shoes
'70s Vintage Platform shoes





Crazy shoes in a Berlin Shoe Shop
Crazy shoes in a Berlin Shoe Shop





Ugly shoes
Ugly shoes





Dada Code M Shoe
Dada Code M Shoe





Buffalo Boots?
Buffalo Boots?





Vibram Five Fingers Sprint Grey-Blue Mens Shoes
Vibram Five Fingers Sprint Grey-Blue Mens Shoes.





New Rock 178BK
New Rock 178BK?





Celebrity High Platform Buckle Ankle Boots
Celebrity High Platform Buckle Ankle Boots.





Leather patch boots>
Leather patch boots.