It’s snowy, sloppy and hovering right around freezing today.  The roads and sidewalks are covered with slush – there’s no way you can wear a pair of fashionable boots today, right?
Wrong!
Water-proofing technology has come a long way, and that means you wear a pair of fabulous boots and keep your toes dry at the same time.  No more slogging around the city in heavy rain boots!
Need some proof?  Check out these sleek black “Aquatalia” ankle boots by Marvin K. Holly:

How about a tall boot with high heels?  The “Minna” by Sudini should fit the bill:

And then there’s the ultimate test… …read more

Okay, I was browsing through Bluefly when Christian Louboutin’s name caught my eye.
Louboutin – on sale – how could I resist?
Until I came across these babies…

My first reaction was…
Hooker boots – really, really expensive hooker boots!
They’re on sale for $1260.00.
Let’s face it – how many “real” women can pull these off?
Is this not look best left as a concept for the runway?
I’m sure a hip and/or trendy nineteen year old in a size 00 could pull these off… but I don’t think I could even pull them on…
image: Bluefly

I was a horse-crazy teenager, but always had a terrible time finding riding boots that would fit correctly. It’s not very comfortable to have numb legs from the knee down!
I ended up getting elastic gussets sewn into the insides of my boots – which is a great solution if you have access to a trust-worthy cobbler or shoe repair person.
Thankfully though, there are more options now.  Duo Boots offers a wide range of boots in wide calf sizes (you just supply your shoe size and calf width and they show you all the boots that will fit) You …read more