Boots of Spanish Leather

Wow it's been a long time since I've been on here. I would love to write about all the exciting developments that have been happening, keeping me away from day dreaming and blogging, unfortunately there are none.

That said there have been a succession of delightfully uplifting small developments which have kept me chipper these last few days despite battling Planet Hoth - like conditions in London town and an illness which I can only assume is the bubonic plague for a modern generation.

A delightful surprise Christmas bonus, paid perfectly on time (the moment I finally finished all my Christmas shopping and exhausted my overdraft and pleads to the boyfriend to 'up the budget' again) lead to my second happy moment - a pair of the most lovely yet non-weather appropriate boots.

While some (most) people are blessed with normal shaped and sized legs, I suffer from an affliction known as cankles. These strange shapeless collections of bad genes may keep me steady during even the most undulating bus journey, yet when it comes to dressing them my options are limited.


Until today, at aged 26 I finally bought my first pair of knee high boots (right now a fanfare is playing in my head, and people are chanting my name)

Sheltering from a particularly cold coffee run in Topshop over my extended lunch hour (it's Christmas - time is meaningless) I wandered into the shoe section and found these teddy-bear-esque beauties.

WhileUsually I would avoid the humiliation of trying them on and forcing a nervous sales assistant to politely whisper 'stop forcing the zip, it's just not happening' however thanks to the Christmas rush, the floor was delightfully unattended leaving me to play with the display items (and the fantasy of having normal pins)

Moments later, and to my absolute delight I was comfortably zipped and practically dancing with joy. Which is exactly when the previously unavailable floor staff appeared.



These boots of Spanish leather are made up of a soft camel suede and lined with a caramel sheepskin lining, the inside leg holds a zip to keep them from slouching, finished with a leather boot (to provide some much needed water protection) and a thin, flat wooden sole and perfectly hone the Annie Hall 70's look which seems to be filtering into the Spring/Summer 2011 collections.



Right, now to wear them in the snow and no doubt ruin them forever.


Merry Christmas! x

Image courtesy of Topshop