There’s no better city for boots than San Francisco and it so happens shopping for the perfect pair is a lot like searching for the elusive Mr. Right (wouldn’t life be a lot easier if men were lined up on a sale rack for heel-to-heel comparison?).
Too short, too loud, too off-color, too difficult to care for it is. Too cheap, too clingy in all the wrong places there is. Better suited for your best friend it is. Oh, and your mom hates the way they slouch and thinks you can do better.
And then, just when you’re feeling like you’re about to give up (though you never really give up, you just say you will), into your life walks the pair that makes you glad that you held out this long and proves that, no, you’re not too picky you just have excellent taste and know what you want, thank you very much.
You know it when you find it because they’re unusually comfortable and when the salesgirl tells you they’re designed to stay with you for a lifetime, your commitment issues don’t surface.
For me that warm feeling comes from Michael Kors’ Kincade boots in buttery-soft suede. Michael Kors boutiques are popping up all over the Bay Area and I’ve quickly fallen in love with all the pieces they carry. I scored these in an off-the-moment—but still classic—shade of grey that compliments any wardrobe, whether it’s boho or rock and roll. The design allows you to push them down for more of ankle bootie feel or yank them upward toward the knee. Rock them with skinny jeans in faded charcoal or with a short dress in a curve-hugging material to get noticed.
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