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The Evolution of Boots

Monday October 15, 2007 

Boots have evolved over the years. Going from the wintery seasonal shoe of the year to the year-round fashion wear, and the kinds you are likely to find in a strip club and/or in a seductive setting. From the ankle boots to the up-to-your-thigh high boots; from the low heel to the super platform 8 inch heel; from the tennish shoe high heel look to the wedge. Now-a-days, it’s hard to tell what’s weather and what’s not.

Is it really a fashion statement when boots that are likely to be worn in the snow, find their way being worn with your favorite pair of a jeans, a sleeveless pile lined vest, sexy top on a 105 degree weather day? Does it really look hot when you wear a pair of cowboy boots with a micro mini skirt? Is it ok to just simply wear boots with the anthing-goes attitude? I owned my first pair of flat-heel leather boots back in 1989, and haven’t worn boots since 1991. It took me a long time to make up my mind to transition over to high heel boots after my frenzie with Fredericks of Hollywood. But I always said that if I wore a pair of boots, they had to be classy, stylish, and be worn with the right outfit.

And now as it stands, I have only been wearing high heel boots for a little over four years or so, and have just transitioned into the stylish ankle boots and the 5 inch oxford found at Pierre Silber and Maya Shoes in Hollywood, CA. And what I have seen done to boots that lead me to make such a different switch, and over the years has made me raise more than an eyebrow. It appears that shoe designers wanted to do more than created a fashion statement with their designs. Cutting away portions of the front, making them snap on using three flaps to create snaps, or lace up boots. My goodness…and what’s so ironic, if you listen carefully, you are likely to hear, “if you make it, they will by it.” Who is they? The generation of tomorrow, who are quick to believe that fashion trends today are the way of the world tomorrow, and are what sets them apart from the old-fashioned era. How do we keep up? There is absolutely no way to hide from it. You can simply just don’t spend the money.

The good thing is, we have so many styles to choose from and are not inclined to be restricted to the winter/wet months to wear boots. But can we withstand the long-expanded ritual of shoe designers over-stepping their creative responsibility, acquiring the “anything goes” attitude just to satisfy the thirst of the boot consumer? Who knows.

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