Obsession: Boots

If there is one fashion item I’m legitimately obsessed with- it’s boots. I bought my first pair of knee high boots in high school- they were PVC go-go boots from Payless with a hollow heel that clicked when I walked.

I bought two pairs of Italian leather knee high boots that were originally $300 dollars a pair for $20 at an outlet mall. I wore one pair (the dark brown) almost an entire summer at the Jungle Cruise and still own both pairs – though they need to be resoled. When management was concerned that the heels wouldn’t be safe, I was allowed to get a new pair of boots (also knee high), so long as the soles and heel had some grip. (Though, if you ask any of the guys I worked with, they’ll swear that I wore stiletto boots)

Those boots? I wore until the zipper gave out years later, shortly after my oldest was born. We were at Target, and I was climbing out of the backseat of the car when suddenly one of the boots was undone and the leather essentially unpeeled around me leg. I sat there, with a sleeping baby in the back of the car, and cried.

I’ve made some questionable choices. I have a suede pair with furry tops that have a weird wedge heel- I think I’ll have those reheeled with something a bit more traditional. They were great winter boots for SoCal.

I even have an amazing pair of pirate boots from CABoots- the people who made the boots for the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean movie. I got a custom pair for half the normal cost, simply because someone had ordered them and didn’t pay up. Their loss was certainly my gain.

I have two recent acquisitions that I haven’t worn much- mostly because I’m not used to wearing heels that are higher than an inch and a half these days. So when I thought about buying boots for fall, my one desire was to find some fun knee high boots with a flat sole that had a lot of personality.

Enter the boots at the top of this page. Leather free (for you, Mom) and fun! Buckles, straps, knee-high and a chunky low heel? I could easily see wearing these until they fall apart.

So, dear readers/lurkers – what are you obsessing over for fall? Is there a particular pair of jeans, a purse, or a top that you covet? Let’s talk fashion!