Are You Ready Boots?

Hello Friends,

      Yesterday I began going through the necessary stock up items for the fall season. Today, we are going to dive into perhaps the most important accessory - the boot.

While Gisele looks fabulous completely naked (save for her over the knee boots) in the Harper's Bazaar editorial , the piece is a statement to the necessity of the boot in fall fashion. This is why designers have worked to give you options depending on comfort need, occasion, and type of weather.

Starting from the bottom and going up - we have the ankle boot or Chelsea Boot. Ankle boots are adorable and tend to be more multi-purposed than other boots. The heel is optional depending on the statement you need to make and there are endless ways to style them (cuffed jeans, into leggings, etc.).

Some extra reading opportunities: on cuffing and styling.

Here are just a few really cute bootie looks.


Gisele


Taylor Swift

My personal favorite is easily the riding boot. Equestrian boots are extremely elegant and highlight the gentle curve of the calf (and cover more of your leg from the wind). Riding boots in particular are great friends of the sock and can become extremely well insulated without making you appear on the set of an 80's workout tape (legwarmers, anyone?)

While the Frye Melissa boot is probably the hottest riding boot currently - it costs a fortune (so beautiful, read on the making of Frye boots here. So I suggest looking into some other great riding boot stylists like Franco Sarto, Ralph Lauren, and Adrienne Vittadini. Refinery 29 has plenty of suggestions here and here on how to nab your perfect boot.

Take the vogue quiz to see if you're an equestrian boot girl or a motorcycle one.

Check out:

Hilary Duff


Hayden Pannitiere

Finally, the inevitable cold weather boot. Definitely not the cutest (Ugg has tried really hard to reform the look), but completely necessary for rain and snow.

Important - WATERPROOF YOUR BOOTS IF THEY ARE NOT ALREADY. This means that you should really take care of your good winter boots. Also, do not assume that your boot is made for all types of weather. Uggs, for example, should not get very wet - their purpose is solely to insulate your foot. If you find yourself in an extremely wet fall and winter climate look into "bean" or "duck" boots - made popular by L.L. Bean and Sperry.

Here are some ideas on how to make your bean boots work with your outfit and how to waterproof your Uggs.

How celebs rock the weather:


Elle McPherson


Blake Lively

What are your favorite boot styles?