Considering boots

I'm considering what boots to buy, and I think I found a pair that will work. I'll have to paint them and replace the elastic band, but then they'll be fine, right? The "original" white ones doesn't exist in my size, but it'll come during 2009. I'll wait and see for a while, but if the rest of my armour is ready and I just need some boots, I may go for these:

 

The boots I'm considering

The white boots not available in my size