A deal on classic DKNY over-the-knee boots

I've always liked the unisex styling of these Donna Karan / DKNY over-the-knee boots. There's something very military about their styling. And the leather quality looks great.

Someone got a deal on a great pair of size 8.5 boots for only $69.

Classic eBay leather pants ad

I just stumbled across what might be the best "eBay leather pants" ad ever, circa November 2005.

The text was so clever (not to mention honest), that it made an article in the UK Guardian.

A recent auction on eBay ended with a pair of leather trousers being sold for $102.50 (£58) after 22 bids. Buyers may have been attracted by the following short essay written by the owner:

You are bidding on a mistake. We all make mistakes. We date the wrong people for too long. We chew gum with our mouths open. We say inappropriate things in front of grandma.

And we buy leather pants.

I can explain these pants and why they are in my possession. I bought them many, many years ago under the spell of a woman whom I believed to have taste. She suggested I try them on. I did. She said they looked good. I wanted to have a relationship of sorts with her. I'm stupid and prone to impulsive decisions. I bought the pants.

The relationship, probably for better, never materialised. The girl, whose name I can't even recall, is a distant memory. I think she was short.

Ultimately, the pants were placed in the closet where they have remained, unworn, for nearly a decade. I would like to emphasise that aside from trying these pants on, they have never, ever been worn. In public or private.

I have not worn these leather pants for the following reasons:

I am not a member of Queen.

I do not like motorcycles.

I am not Rod Stewart.

I am not French.

I do not cruise for transvestites in an expensive sports car.

These were not cheap leather pants. They are Donna Karan leather pants. They're for men. Brave men, I would think. Perhaps tattooed, pierced men. In fact, I'll go so far as to say you either have to be very tough, very gay, or very famous to wear these pants and get away with it.

Again, they're men's pants, but they'd probably look great on the right lady. Ladies can get away with leather pants much more often than men can. It's a sad fact that men who own leather pants will have to come to terms with.

They are size 34x34. I am no longer size 34x34, so even were I to suddenly decide I was a famous gay biker I would not be able to wear these pants. These pants are destined for someone else. For reasons unknown - perhaps to keep my options open, in case I wanted to become a pirate - I have shuffled these unworn pants from house to house, closet to closet. Alas, it is now time to part ways so that I may use the extra room for any rhinestone-studded jeans I may purchase in the future.

These pants are in excellent condition. They were never taken on pirate expeditions. They weren't worn onstage. They didn't straddle a Harley, or a guy named Harley. They just hung there, sad and ignored, for a few presidencies.

Someone, somewhere, will look great in these pants. I'm hoping that someone is you, or that you can be suckered into buying them by a girl you're trying to bed. Please buy these leather pants .

Very nice Donna Karan OTK equestrian boots

Even in brown and with considerable wear on the soles, it's no surprise that these Donna Karan 23" tall thigh-high equestrian boots still sold for a nice even $200. They appear to be very well-made, and except for being a small size 7, very unisex styling. I'd really like to have boots like this in my size, and of course, black.

Donna Karan OTK riding boots sell for $499!

Someone snapped up these size 8 Donna Karan OTK riding style boots using Buy It Now for $499. Interesting, the buyer was from Italy, home to some of the finest boots ever made!

These 23" tall boots are very rich-looking, and just masculine enough looking that I think I could pull off wearing them. Although they look like they could be very comfortable, they have a little Nazi jackboot look to them.

Although they're not my size and definitely not my price range, it's nice to know that there are really cool boots out there like this!