I’ve been noticing a lot of girls wearing western-style boots lately. At first I was anti-western, but I’m sorta warming up to the idea and I think that it can be a good look if not overdone. Example: Everything else that you are wearing with your cowboy/western inspired boots cannot have any western flair to them at all; basically, your outfit needs to be the opposite of western (unless you’re going for that “I’m from the South” look)

Whichever Olsen twin this is has the right idea (left), where as, Kate Bosworth has the wrong idea:

The lace and frilly sleeves is a little too cowboy for me. But, on the other hand, she’s pretty awesome, so she can kinda do what she wants (and pull it off).

Being from no where near the South, I know that people have been wearing them for years, regardless of fashion. In my research to see what people are saying about boots, I came across The Boot Blog from Allen’s Boots and found this:

“If you’re in town for SXSW, you may have noticed more than a few people wearing cowboy boots. Besides being hugely popular in Texas, cowboy boots are very much in style right now, being worn by everyone from hipsters to celebs to top music industry execs. Seems like people have caught on to how awesome cowboy boots are — both in style and function.”

The original boot maker businesses like Stetson, Justin and Lucchese are pretty psyched right now. Check out a huge selection of updated and original cowboy boots at Fabulous Western-Inspired Boots.

I normally take public transportation downtown and then walk about 20 minutes to work. I always wear tennies and a sweatshirt. Today, however, I stepped out of my house clad in Steve Madden leather ankle boots and my bright blue down puffy jacket (vintage J.Lo, circa 2003) to shield me from the cold. It wasn’t raining when I left, so I figured I’d be fine for the walk.

I was wrong.

Since the jacket was way too hot to wear zipped while city-walking, and the too-big, faux-fur trimmed hood completely obstructs all vision, I stomped to the office, jacket unzipped and no hood on my head to shield me from the elements and save my up-do. One man, who happened to be holding the biggest umbrella I’ve ever seen IN MY LIFE, smiled at me as I eyed his colossal rain-roof while trying not to slip. He must have felt guilty.

I arrived to work, soaked with rain and sweat, my hair dripping, boots and purse spotted with droplets. I was sporting the “wet look” from head to toe, and it was not cute.

Two things I wish I had today: an Uplifting Umbrella and some Groovy Golashes.

I have loved shoes since I can remember. After high school, when I moved from Denver to Seattle, I crammed over 150 pairs of shoes into moving boxes, suitcases, and crates. It was embarrassing. As an adult, with limited closet space, I’ve forced myself to only allow ownership of a limited number of shoes. If I want to buy a pair, I have to get rid of a pair. Which makes for a whole lot of maneuvering and finagling in order to hang on to old shoes that I could care less about, in order to justify buying a new pair.

In all of my years of shoe-loving, Seychelles brand shoes have never let me down. They are totally affordable and amazingly comfortable. I have never had a pair that weren’t extremely comfortable and lasted through multiple seasons. They make a wide variety of styles as well; from heels and casual wedges to boots and fancy flats. I have met many others that feel the same way that I do. They are truly amazing shoes. For a complete list of recent finds (a lot of them on sale!), go to my Seychelles-My Favorite Brand of Shoes list.