If, like me, you feel that socks should be worn but not seen, then you'll understand why I've always preferred boots to shoes in Second Life, mainly because pants tend to be too short unless you like bell-bottoms. Boots keep socks out of sight, and for this reason alone, the humble desert boot is a winner. As always, I found that I could improve on the previous shape, and with a nip here and a tuck there, a new shape was born. Another thing I changed was the fastening. Gone are the laces, instead there is flexible lacing looped round leather covered buttons, that sit on the contrasting facing that extends down from the ankle collar.
