Why do women love boots?
Do they transform their image by wearing boots?.....By Pierre Coda

The boots are everywhere.  If you are in Japan starting  fall, you will see them almost everywhere.  No matter  what the age of the woman or what her physique, she will be wearing knee high or even slightly higher boots.  Combined with the short skirts that are common in Japan, boots seem to provide good protection against the cold, it seems.  One MYNIPPON member writes, "I think Japanese women wear boots since it makes them taller.  As many Japanese people are short, I guess by wearing boots, they feel confident and they don't care about how others see them.  An American woman who lives in Japan and loves boots, writes, "I am American living in Japan and I totally dig these boots. The other Americans laugh at me but screw them; it is very fashionable!!!"

Wearing boots is considered to add quite a bit of attractiveness to Japanese women.  While all seem to agree on this point, it is perfectly acceptable to wear these boots to work and even to professional meetings.  Is it acceptable to look so bold in business meetings in Japan?  Depends on the situation and the piece of dress that we are talking about.  For instance, fishnet stockings are far more acceptable in Japan than elsewhere but not enough for business meetings.  Akiko, a Japanese student in England, writes, "I know how cool it looks, especially ones with sharp high heels. I save them for a party and wear with a REALLY, REALLY short skirt (about 10 cm or 4 inches above the tops of my white stocking). The effect is great: English boys show a lot of interest in me."

As MYNIPPON has been pointing out in other articles, the condition of Japanese women needs a lot of improvement.  The discrimination is rampant and the number of restrictions imposed on them by men, of course, are enormous.  Boots provide Japanese women with an opportunity to basically give Japanese men a boot.  In a rather subtle manner, using boots is a way for Japanese woman to express their freedom and demonstrate their independence.  (Related:  Fall shoe styles)

Most women that MYNIPPON contacted indicated that it was not an issue.  A 28-year old, department store assistant commented, "Boots make me feel confident when I walk on the road (Dainty Footings).  I have found new identity for myself since I started using them.  I can now walk with a don't care attitude."  These boots are not designed to be extremely comfortable and despite the high level of technology used to manufacture and exotic materials, the sheer weight of these shoes can be a liability by itself.

Hiroko, who is a saleswoman for insurance policies and has to regularly go out of the office to convince Japanese housewives to sign up, comments, "I like to dress cool and my skirts are just long enough to meet my company's rules.  However, with mini skirts, the boots help me during winter as the wind can be very cold."  So after all these boots do provide comfort.

A lady from Hawaii who has seen a million Japanese women on vacation there in boots writes, "I think that Japanese women are totally cool because they are able to actually walk in those things, while I hate having things like that on me.  The boot part makes me too hot and the weather here sucks, but if the weather was nice, then I would totally wear that kind of boots myself!"  Another lady who uses boots frequently tells MYNIPPON, "Boots help me project an image of self confidence, angst, and a great sense of style. It's very bold and very mysterious to some. Extreme confidence. To be able to walk in something that big, you *have* to have confidence. I wear boots a lot myself and it gives you a feeling of power. Women in boots have power and confidence".  (Related:  Lena Headey red shoes)

An American woman, who discovered boots essentially in Japan tells MYNIPPON, "When I was in Japan last fall, I bought a pair of knee high platform boots. I think its one of the best investments I've ever made! Wherever I wear them, heads turn! Wearing these kinds of things (that few American girls would be daring enough to even walk in), demands attention. They're very hot!"  Jill Longstreet even proposes that every woman should own at least one pair of boots.  She adds, "I feel powerful and confident when I wear them and men always take notice! I've had boyfriends that begged me to wear them. Talk about a feeling of power!"

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