Since my name was used in vain
, I've given up on making duct tape boots for now. I never thought that was a long-lived boot solution, I just wanted to experiment with different skate characteristics. And it's too hard for a beginner to bother with anything other than standard store-bought equipment.
I think mounting figure blades on an ice hockey skate would be fairly difficult. The bases of the boots aren't really designed for that. You might be able to do it on certain types of goalie skates, as some of them are mounted much the same ways as figure skates, but you are looking for something pretty complicated, and possibly expensive - and that's way outside my knowledge. Again, I encourage you to stay with store-bought boots, or well-fitting used boots for now.
Hockey skates have blades that only a real expert can offset, so it is harder for a fitter to adjust center balance if you need that.
For the most part, figure skates are expected to have a certain "look", just as ballet slippers, hockey skates, and formal dress shoes are expected to have a certain "look".
Some of the
"Soft-Tek" and similar brands look like tennis shoes or like hockey boots, but have some limitations. They might be fine for a beginner, if you don't expect them to last too long. Some figure-skating coaches make do in them, because they find them comfortable to skate in for hours, but they have the skill to compensate for any issues that arise.
Before you order any boots on-line, remember that fit is very important in skates, and that as a beginner you may be better off finding boots that fit you well in a store than worrying about the look.
I'm not a coach, but I've helped out teaching beginners in LTS classes, and I've tried hockey skates. Skaters in those classes who use hockey boots run into certain types of problem in figure skating classes. The first few sets of classes are fine, but you have to spend a few extra hours outside class getting hockey blades to balance forward/back. During those few extra hours, you will fall a lot - just like hockey skaters.
It's harder to do clean figure-style 3-turns and spins using hockey blades, and definitely harder to do figure-style jumps.
Edges (leans) are easier to hold in hockey skates. I don't know why, maybe it is the lower heels, or being closer to the ice. But that isn't reason enough to use them for figure skating.
People who prefer hockey skates often have attitude issues in figure skating classes. They don't want to look like a figure skater or do figure skating moves. Maybe you should examine your own attitudes to decide if the dance-like moves of figure skating are what you want to do.
There are lots of sports with what you might consider "cool" looking gear.
If figure skating is what you want to do, you will probably be better off in figure skates.