The world of boots runs a wide gamut. But if you tailor your search to just men’s black boots, you’ll start to notice something—uh, you know, beyond that they’re all black. Whether it’s a lace-up wingtip, a lug-soled hiker, or anything in-between, dousing your boots in black simply makes ‘em cooler. We can’t fully explain why, exactly, but it’s undeniable.
Practically speaking, black boots are endlessly versatile. Attempting to sneak through the shadows of a villain’s secret lair? Try a pair of stealthy black combat boots on for size. Heading to get your prayers up at one of Ye’s Sunday Services? Pull on some big black rubber galoshes. The right pair of men’s black boots can take you from a black-tie gala to a backyard barbecue and back again without blinking an eye.
“Black is modest and arrogant at the same time,” Yohji Yamamoto once mused on his go-to color. “Black is lazy and easy—but mysterious. But above all black says this: ‘I don’t bother you—don’t bother me.'” In other words: you can be whoever you want to be in a pair of black boots. These 17 impossibly slick pairs are proof.
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