WHAT WERE SHOPPING FOR: Over-the-Knee Boots
So, as we mentioned in our fall fashion coverage in the September issue (remember this outfit?), over-the-knee boots are one of footwear’s most prominent trends this season. There’s a billion and a half different versions out there — leather; suede; ones with heels; ones with platforms; ones that you can cuff below the knee, if you so choose; and ones that cling tight, coming up to thigh-height, making them almost double as leggings. The ones I’m looking for? I want flat ones. That come up just over my knee — I don’t think my lifestyle really has a place for the thigh-high ones! Happily, there are oodles of choices out there for me — I hardly know where to start.
Here’s what I’m thinking, for now …