Boots. So I am moving to Ontario in 2 weeks for the school year. I traveled there last year in November and January and the climate is quite different from my wonderful Winterpeg. Rather than wretched, bitter, cold with hard, crisp snow-- it is wet, slushy, under your skin and all over your brand new suede thigh high boots cold. Yes- the damn Ontario salty slush ruined my beauties. So, now that I am moving out there I had to reevaluate my winter shoe wardrobe. I had many late night fantasies about tall, hunter rain boots. How could you go wrong with the brand the Queen wears? I had seen cute girls wearing long t's, thick tights and then these gorgeous rubbers to their knees. It looked to effortlessly chic. Like hey- I don't want my feet to get wet so I bought a pair of $150 wellies. I had checked out ebay to browse the selection and had picked a nice "new" pair for about $70 with buy it now- quite a bargain. A few days later I saw a girl crossing the street wearing them, confirming my desire. Just before I hit purchase on my ebay account, I decided I should try them on at a real retailer to make sure of my size. But when I put them on and looked in the mirror - they just looked like big rain boots. Not cute, tall riding boots that happened to be rubber. The sales was also wearing a pair but they looked amazing on her. I looked down at her and realized she was 5'4 while I am 5'9. The extra length on my legs made them only go half way up my calf and looked sloppy. My hunter fantasies disappeared and I made my way to JOE at Superstore. Picked up a beautiful, more unique, detailed pair of plaid rubbers for only $34. And that night I had wonderful dreams about my new black and white plaid boots with cable knit tights and a pea-coat in Ottawa in January slushing around-- feet protected.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Change of Heart
Boots. So I am moving to Ontario in 2 weeks for the school year. I traveled there last year in November and January and the climate is quite different from my wonderful Winterpeg. Rather than wretched, bitter, cold with hard, crisp snow-- it is wet, slushy, under your skin and all over your brand new suede thigh high boots cold. Yes- the damn Ontario salty slush ruined my beauties. So, now that I am moving out there I had to reevaluate my winter shoe wardrobe. I had many late night fantasies about tall, hunter rain boots. How could you go wrong with the brand the Queen wears? I had seen cute girls wearing long t's, thick tights and then these gorgeous rubbers to their knees. It looked to effortlessly chic. Like hey- I don't want my feet to get wet so I bought a pair of $150 wellies. I had checked out ebay to browse the selection and had picked a nice "new" pair for about $70 with buy it now- quite a bargain. A few days later I saw a girl crossing the street wearing them, confirming my desire. Just before I hit purchase on my ebay account, I decided I should try them on at a real retailer to make sure of my size. But when I put them on and looked in the mirror - they just looked like big rain boots. Not cute, tall riding boots that happened to be rubber. The sales was also wearing a pair but they looked amazing on her. I looked down at her and realized she was 5'4 while I am 5'9. The extra length on my legs made them only go half way up my calf and looked sloppy. My hunter fantasies disappeared and I made my way to JOE at Superstore. Picked up a beautiful, more unique, detailed pair of plaid rubbers for only $34. And that night I had wonderful dreams about my new black and white plaid boots with cable knit tights and a pea-coat in Ottawa in January slushing around-- feet protected.
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