When I met him earlier this year at his office, on the outskirts of Westport, Connecticut, he was wearing an open-necked blue shirt, gray corduroy pants, and black leather boots.

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It is a breathtaking display of equestrian skill and local heritage as the gauchos prance around on horseback while suited in their best traditional clothing, such as bombachas (riding pants), black leather sombreros and boots to match.

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He spoke with a Scottish accent and was wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and black Dr Martens boots, police said.

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For 12 minutes, she rocked the stage clad in above-the-knee black stiletto boots and a leather minidress.

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Crew (she later changed into black leather and suede knee-high boots from Reed Krakoff).

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"I came in looking like Pam Anderson, " he joked backstage, where the offending boots had been traded for tasteful black leather.

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Dressed in a sleek black ensemble of straight-legged jeans, fitted leather jacket, short leather boots and patchwork scarf, Blume carried herself with the poise and confidence of someone who has spent decades in the public eye writing and talking about herself.

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