I worked at an international airport for many years, so I have seen my share of clothing, shoe, boot, and color options. One day I saw a guy wearing khaki's, (more of a brass color) black chukka's, and a black half-zip sweater. It was a great look, and I immediately incorporated it into my wardrobe. In addition to black and brown chukka's, I now have grey, sand, and dark moss colored boots. It's fun to try different color combinations. At 66, with just a little effort, I'm comfortable and confident when I go out. "Smart casual", I call it!

I appreciate how you disclosed your biase for brown and still provide an equal number of reasons to get black boots.

Love that you actually have an opinion and don't just ride the fence!

I just got my first set of black boots and excited to finally wear them this Friday. I’m going black, top, pants and the boots

I would put it this way. If you are watching this channel, you are probably buying more than one pair of boots. So eventually, whether it is your second, third or fourth pair, you will wind up with both. But in general, brown is more versatile.

What is this gift? A mid week video!? Fantastic. Oh yeah, get both. If I could only have one, then brown for me.

Definitely love wearing my Thursday Tobacco Boots with jet black jeans, brown belt and a shaded grey shirt

Brown has never left town. Thanks for the mid week video

I do prefer black boots whether I'm wearing blue jeans (of any shade) or black jeans because I like the color black in general especially for footwear. With black boots, you can be casual with them (biker culture is a good example) or clean them up real nice and put together a sharp outfit. It is what you make of it.

Great video and really love your style. Most of my boots are brown but just recently purchased the GS Brass boot in black CXl with the white wedge sole. It's super versatile and I can wear pretty much anything with it. I think those kinds of black boots are an exception to the rule and I pretty much treat them like brown boots.

Browns seem most versatile. The Thursday Olive Green also seems like it could be a balance between black and brown. Can wear green with black and brown attire. A little difficult finding the right brown for versatility. Thursday Arizona Adobe a good choice? Probably will also have to buy black boots for black or gray attire. For casual, I rely on other options like black Oxford brogues, or black minimalist sneekers. But I can see why a boot would be more appropriate because of weather or terrain. Or maybe just preference. Appreciate the presentation.

Yet another great video.

Great video and reasoning on both color choices, but I have a curveball to throw at you - gray boots! I recently got a pair of the new Red Iron Rangers in the Slate Muleskinner and given the neutral nature of gray, I'm pretty confident wearing them with any jeans, blues and blacks, but I'd be about for your take. Most of my boots are brown, but I do have a couple pairs of black in the mix - this is my first foray into gray.Thanks!

WUT! Black boots go with everything. Brown boots seems a little tricky to me.

CORDOVAN!!! Best of both

Get both ❤

I bought a brow leather boot from your suggestions .

This was a great video. Since I were black boots all day for work I just can’t stand wearing black boots when if off duty. The problem is my wardrobe is all grey scale. I need to color it up.

I remember growing up, you had one pair of boots and black or brown did not matter. Got older and for years, got caught up with the black/brown boot thing. Now, I just wear whatever in warmer weather. I just match the color of boots with the belt. Honestly, black or brown goes with any jeans and most chino pants as well. Only time I match boot color now is if I am wearing a black or brown leather jacket. Most other than brown jackets work fine with black boots as well. I do like brown boots more though.

Black in spring and summer and brown in fall and winter. I don't have a good reason for it, just been doing it that way for years.

Light tan goes with everything.

I prefer shades of brown for the age and patina. I feel that natural browns exemplify the leathers more and sort of show off more of the leather.

I mostly like charcoal grey pants (it's like this soft cotton material, not denim), black/white shirts, military green jacket, etc. So black is the colour of choice for me (including my black Vans with black laces and brown gum). If I'm wearing lighter colours like lighter earthy pants, light pink/blue/white shirts, my rather white jacket, then lighter brown boots would certainly work, but with those colours I just wanna wear my light grey Vans with white laces and white gum. Then for more formal-wear, I like darker colours and so I like black boots there. Brown boots stand out a lot more. They can easily become a bit of a focal point. Oh, and since my pants aren't like, black-black (Contrastive focus reduplication), I like the boots to not be actually proper black. Because then if I wear a black shirt, it creates this real sandwich of colour (I call it sandwiching) where my pants stand out a lot. Breaking the top up with a jacket helps, but ideally the shoes would match the pants a little closer (especially important for tall boots that go on the outside of the pants, because then it becomes extremely noticeable exactly where the boot/pants line is, and can look goofy). So it seems boots for me are really just for if I want to look particularly cool... in which case I'll be wearing darker cooler colours, and black boots suit that vibe. Otherwise I'm just wearing my Vans.

shows how much fashion I have. I bought black boots cause I thought they'd match more things.

Honestly whenever I wore brown boots, I got way more compliments and I'd catch girls AND guys looking at my brown boots compared to my black ones. 😏 Could be the black ones were too intimidating with making me taller or didn't match well with my skin tone... who knows? One of my friends also says she prefers my brown pair, too. So ig like bootspy's story, Im going to wear brown from now on. 🤘

Got some Amazon funds so I'm trying to decide between matte black captains or matte black legends I love the tobacco stormkings but I've already got bourbon legends, safari legends, and olive dukes. Figure it's time to get black I tend towards the legends because I love Chelseas but they'll take 4 weeks instead of 1 week on the black matte captains 😭 While I'm fairly certain I'm thinking I'll wait for the legends, do you see any good reason to get the captains instead?

Helpful!

brilliant!

Thanks bro

It used to be the opposite was recommended: to have a black boot/shoe, before a brown. I never agreed with that and have always chosen brown footwear over black as I prefer a bit of color on the foot.

I primarily gravitate towards western/cowboy boots because that's the lifestyle I grew up in. Riding horses, working around livestock, and more often than not, needing that tall neck/shaft to help protect should I run into a rattlesnake, So I never really understood cuffing my jeans. But I did start getting into lace ups in about my mid 20s starting with a pair of Thursday President which I recently had to finally replace because of a... less than stellar situation... I still don't do it, It's not practical for my area cause it's just another snag point, and since I like looking as practical as I try to be, I just can't commit to doing it. But that's just me.

Hello have you consider making video about Solovair Dealer (chelsea) boots? Thanks :)

what about dark olive boots? i think they'd match with black nd brown both shades

What are those olive pants? Looks great!!!

My reason for black Rangers was the 30% discount.👍🇨🇦

I have a huge issue with mixing black and brown. But my boots usually determine the outfit. Also, burgundy or black cherry is actually most versatile. Because red goes with black and brown outfits.

Hey BootSpy, I just bought 2 pairs of Captains, which are my first Thursday boot purchases. I've noticed my knees have really started hurting almost every time I've worn either pair. After googling around, I've learned heavy boots with a higher heel can cause this, and lighter, more cushioned boots with adequate arch support and lower heels "are always a better option" (per one site). It also seems like my knees hurt when sitting down because of the resistance the thick, leather tongue creates against the front of my ankles. Have you experienced these problems? It's a bit of a downer, since I really like how they look. I also can't return them now.

Brown all day any day baby (I say that as I'm currently searching out a black suede boot lol)

What label is the green quilted bomber jacket on most your videos .

The EXACT video I needed right now! Can't make my mind up between Amber or Black Harness with the Iron Rangers 🤔

We need more videos on style and how to match our outfit

Great video! What denim shirt are you wearing?

I just like brown boots . They just look natural. I like them with olive Chino. I do have a black pair of Chelsea boots . They look good with dark jeans and a black leather jacket . You really need both .

THX

what boots are at 2:57 ?

Go green!

What about grey boots ? I really like the Iron Ranger 8087 in slate. Not many videos on styling that boot.

What is your go-to plain white T? Struggling to find a good fitted and durable one that isn't too thin

Gotta have both. Brown is likely more versatile in the end, but if you're fortunate enough to keep your hair, and it goes really gray, you may find black boots and shoes an almost unavoidable necessity.

Will you be doing a video on those brown engineer/biker boots? (At 5:02)

If i had to chose one color for boots...... Brown, i wear black shirt, blue jeans most of the time and have plenty of the same outfit. Timeless, effortless & simple look. I think its mostly the shades of browns that matter with the outfit but for a specific color, you can't go wrong with a standard brown boot. The black color is best for when getting a dress shoe & not that anyone ask for my opinions, 😂 sneakers should be a white or off white color. That wil save you alot of over analyzing & worrying.

I was going to get brown Birkenstock boots but they are out of that color

Easy. Get one of each when you need some new boots.

My Thursday brown caption boots still look new after 2 years . I was hoping they would look more natural. Don't get my wrong . I still love them but you guys that have them know what I mean .

I couldn't decide which pair of Iron Rangers I would buy, so I ended up buying both - Amber Harness and Black Harness. Lol

Black and brown are both neutral so either go with any other color and mixing them also goes together.

Brown dude!!! Black doesn’t really rock with everything… brown, you can rock with mostly everything… used to love black boots… once I got my brown amber 8111s never turned black since …. Brown is the shit,and gots crazy patina later onn…. Brown is the only way !

Buy both.

Lol I wear black up top, blue jeans, brown boots pretty much every day 😅 To each his own I guess

Black with brass hardware

Dark Olive boots. *Chef's Kiss

I'd say brown works better with scuffs. Black boots scuffed just look terrible, there's expectations that it shines up well or just emacculate. Idk Brown boots just looks "right".

Black Doc Martens, and brown Kenneth Cole , That’s the only way to go

I don't own any black boots and the only time I wear black shoes is with a tux. It's the same thing with my watches, I have a single watch with a black leather band and it's a very formal dress watch. With my skin tone and the colors I wear black footwear doesn't fit in anywhere. Also, I have memories of many jobs that forced me to wear ugly plain black footwear and I still have a grudge lol

Struggle with this question. Not a huge fan of black boots, but 90% of my wardrobe is black or gray. I ended up just buying 7 pairs. Oops.

I prefer brown boots. But I also prefer black shirts. It's a problem. The only solution is to have both black *and* brown boots.

Brown boot any day.

What are people's thoughts on styling with leather jackets? black boots - black jacket? brown boots - black jacket? black boots - brown jacket? brown boots - brown jacket?

Vote for amber IR with blue jeans boss

For.some reason most of my shoes are brown

Brown.

Buy both lol

Just buy them both and be done with it

Black always black

two feet, two colours, am i the only one seeing the simple solution to this problem?

Black attracts more women but brown is suitable for a professional environment in my opinion

Now for the second question, leather or suede?😂

Thought you grew a third hand by the thumbnail picture

All valid points. But hear me out…white boots…

Black boots make you look like a punk or a cop . Brown boots just keep looking better and better with age .

just get dark olive green ;-) problem solved

Black is better Reason one Black sabbath Reason 2 Black dog Reason 3 Back in black Reason4 Black magic woman Reason 5 Paint it black

Another youtuber already answered this question. The answer is neither. Dark green olive is the most versatile boot color. Far more versatile than brown or black. There is nothing that Thursday dark olive suede doesn't go with. So all of you in the comments section that are talking about brown or black, are wrong. Sorry, scientifically, factually proven wrong.

I cant stand black boots! Easy choice for me.some shade of brown

Please not that no matter what, Iron Ranger must be brown. 😁

Neither. Get copper colored boots 😉

Seriously, no one cares about the color of your boots. Wear what you want.

If you have one color already, get the other one!

What boots are 1:58 ?