Remember the fun....

Of those great rubber boots you had as a kid?

Well let the fun begin - all over again!

Over at Piperlime





My fav?




Chooka Koi Tattoo - $60.00

And no, I don't care if they call me a crazy old lady as I play in the puddles! ;-)

Boots for Wide Calves.....

I'd promised to do a post on boots for those of us with wide calves - but darn it if YouLookFab hasn't beat me too it!

Are Your Calves Too Wide for Long Boots?

Other sources of wide calves boots:

Jessica London (Through not as many as you might think for a plus-sized focused retailer.)

Women Within

Zappos

Lands End (Okay, it's only one pair - but they are a great looking pair of riding boots so they definitely rate a mention!)

Lane Bryant (Ladies, these boot are just fierce lookin'! Growl!)

And speaking of boots....

I've got very mixed feelings regarding the whole ankle lenght boot thing that's going on this fall. I walk away from it with the feeling that, yeah can be cute - but not on me!

However, if you feel just the oposite, check out YouLookFab's post on styling in these shorties....

Instant Style with Short Boots

Boots anyone?

Because, even through the Fashion world is thinking Spring, Fall and Winter is still on it's way in the real world....

Ask Allison over at Stylebakery gives some handsome suggestions for good lookin', sturdy boots under $200.00:

Boots Made for Walkin’ For Less Than $200

(And no, I haven't forgot about the ladies that might just need a wide calf boot - I'll so a bit of research and get back to ya on that! ;-) )

If you're needin' REAL boots....

Not just somethin' to look good in -- you might want to hop over to the following Squidoo lens:

These Ain't Yer Granny's Galoshes!

And no they are not!

Neos Villager All Season Overshoe


I'd not heard of these NEOS overshoe boots but since I am in desperate need for a pair of boots that can take on real weather (we've been lucky so far here in Chi-town but I've lived here my whole life -- so I know THAT won't last!) I will be looking into them! I don't think I've seen an overshoe boot in many a year! And since I basically wear flats, this would be a perfect winter solution for me!

And a chance to do good at the same time -- baby it doesn't get better than that!

If you buy the boots by linking through the lens 100% of the percentage the lens receives will go to the Grameen Foundation founded by this years Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Ph.D.. If you've never heard of Dr. Yunus, he developed the principles of microcredit to provide small business loans to the poor to enable them to work their way to better lives.

Even if you can't quite bring yourself to go the overboot route, you have an opportunity to learn a ton about the foundation and it's work.

Keep your lovely Manolo ballet slippers, or whatever graces your tooties dry - and give someone else a leg up. Like I said - baby it just DOESN'T get better than that!