Giuseppe Zanotti Flat Suede Boots $975
Dolce Vita 'Crosby' Suede Above The Knee Boots $320
Charlotte Russe Suede Over-The-Knee Boots $39.99
It never fails to amaze me that the cheaper the item, the crappier the photo – makes sense, though. You can actually see the nap of the suede in the Giuseppe Zanotti pic, while the Charlotte Russe pair could be made of felt for all we know. For under forty bucks they very well may be, but that’s why it’s called High/Low and not High/High, now isn’t it?
Steven 'Reins' Boots in Brown Distressed $142 (Originally $280)
So we all know that you can’t always get what you want, but other times you end up with something perfect that you didn’t even know you wanted! (What does that even mean??) On the top of my wish-list for fall, was a pair of boots, and I had a pretty clear idea of what I was looking for – or so I thought. As some of you may know, I’ve been coveting these gorge Fiorentini + Baker ‘Eternity’ Boots in Brown (to the tune of $525), for a stupid amount of time now. After a trip back east, I then moved on to the FRYE ‘Paige’ Cuff Boots in Slate, only to find that not only were they out of my size, they too were a whopping $398.
On a quick trip to Loehmann’s (shocking), I saw a random boot box last minute, and scooped it up thinking, ‘You never know…’ I. Was. Thrilled. Not only were these boots marked down to $99 (holla!) from $280? They fit, were comfy, and although they’re technically called ‘Brown,’ are this amazing ‘crackle’ of both brown and black – perf! Not to mention they have smooth, well-made, leather bottoms, for which I am a stickler. And yes – even though lug soles are the deal this season? We all have our quirks.
CHLOÉ Animal-Print Silk Dress $1,920
CHLOÉ Black Over-Knee Suede Boots $1,245
CHLOÉ 'Heloise' Leather Hobo Bag $1,595
This is all just so, so good in the best possible ‘Rhoda’ way. I can remember my mother dressing like this; quintessential ’70′s chic. Of course it was the seventies, and I have such fond memories of her looking exceptionally young and beautiful, in oxblood colored Aigner knee boots with silk bow neck dresses, her hair in a shiny chignon. Maybe if one of us had had the foresight to save some of that stuff (yeah right – I was like ten), I wouldn’t be coveting these quite so voraciously in the 2000′s…live and learn. In the meantime, I’ll continue to scour the thrift stores for something comparable, and long for the day that these go on sale – as if they’d be reasonable even then. Whatev – a girl can dream.
Fiorentini & Baker 'Eternity' Boot in Brown $525
So I’ve been seeing these around for a while, but have only now decidedly fallen deeply in love. I spotted them across a crowded room (okay a kid party next to the bounce house) at my friend D’s, and promptly ran over to accost the very kind woman who was wearing them. She told me she had gotten them at Madison, and my heart sank – they would be a skillion dollars. Although $525 isn’t exactly a skillion, it can feel like it in this economic climate, which is why I immediately set out to find a decent facsimile. I managed to dig up these ‘Buck’ Calf Length Buckle Boots for a hundred and twenty bucks. Facsimile? Yes. Decent? Maybe, but I am so blinded by my love for the F & B pair, that I’m not even entertaining them. Probably not. Okay, perhaps…
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