My Chelsea Boots Fit Perfectly In The Shop And Then Betrayed Me By Week Two
The guy at the shoe store had that specific confidence that makes you trust someone you met four minutes ago. Leather stretches, he said, patting the toe of the boot…
My Chelsea Boots Felt Tight For Weeks Before I Trusted Theyd Stretch
There is a specific ankle bone, mine, left foot, that spent three weeks in October convinced I had bought the wrong boots. Not sort of wrong. Fully, return label printed,…
Tights Under Over The Knee Boots Turned Into A Full Debate Getting Ready For A Wedding
My colleague Renata texted me a photo of her over the knee boots at 9:47 on a Saturday morning, wedding at 2, and the message just said “tights or not,…
Chelsea Boots And Skinny Jeans Together Made Someone Raise An Eyebrow At Me
A client texted me a photo from a work event, black Chelsea boots, skinny jeans tucked slightly at the ankle the way they naturally sit, and asked “does this look…
The Knee High Boots Thing Women Do Every Autumn Without Fail
It is 7:10 on the first properly cold morning of the year, the kind where your breath shows on the walk to the car, and you are standing in front…
Whether Guys Notice Knee High Boots Or Just Say They Do
For years I told anyone who’d listen that “do guys like knee high boots” was a fake question, invented by shopping blogs trying to sell boots, because men are basically…
Snow Boots For Winter Days
Half of last January was spent with wet feet because I refused to accept that my pair of “waterproof” ankle boots weren’t cut out for Edinburgh slush. Spoiler alert: they’re…
Brown Ankle Boots For Rich Days
There’s something covetable about a pair of brown ankle boots. I don’t mean performative covetable; I can’t see you across the shop in mine. I’m talking about little luxuries like…
The Best Hiking Boots
My roommate and I had a whole thing going about whether hiking boots even earn a spot in a real closet or just a spot in the front hall gathering…
The Best Heeled Boots For A Night Out
Everyone talks about heeled boots like the only job they have is looking good in a going out photo before you leave the house, and I’m tired of it, because…