[MR] boots and winingas for rapier?

[Fen & Michelle]

I'm about to put some money down on boots for rapier combat and wanted to be certain they are allowed.
 
Am looking at standard black combat boots (Army/Navy) for the ankle support.
 
Also thinking of cover the upper half with Winingas:
 
http://historicenterprises.com/package-winingas-with-hooks-p-932.html?cPath=99_117

but that may leave one or two rows of bootlace exposed.  

Two questions:

1) are the boots okay for rapier combat? They are mostly black leather with a little black fabric. I intend to cover them ankle up with the winingas.

2) my garb is anglo-saxon t-tunics, approx 1100 AD.  Do the Winingas fit that period?


Cheers
Fen



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