I know that TKBoots are the thing to get, but often with a wait list i wanted to go a different route, and also paint the black boots white how the costume people of starwars did!
To start i ordered a pair of Black Amsterdams off Amazon.com. They are on the Accepted list.
Next i took acetone, an old shirt and rubbed the polish off the boot for a good couple hours :/ (to expose the leather, paint attaches better)
resulting in this... also i tapped the sole of the show with painters tape. It stuck really well this time..
From a local show shop, i obtained this.
first layer..
Third layer
I also took fabric paint from micheals to paint the side elastic. (not shown)
But after removing the tape this is how they look! Boom
no cracks when walking because of the polish being removed.. they are wonderful.