The One Where I Talk About Boots

Where do I start? First of all, let me just say, I have about 10 drafts where've I've started to write about a lot more intellectual things like tax breaks for corporations, the Clean Water Act, and how I think reality television is an embarrassment to our society.

But boots are what it's about right now. We'll talk about how annoying Sarah Palin is and how everyone needs to shut up and ignore her so she'll maybe go away, for another day. (But seriously, is she not the biggest attention whore you've ever seen? She's like that girl in church high school who always had to raise her hand and give some stupid, pointless comment that makes no sense and has zero relevance to anything.)

So. I have skinny calves. Like, straight-up, toothpick-style calves. It's quite frustrating and when it comes to finding boots that fit me, it's been totally sad because boots just aren't made for calf-lacking people such as myself. Unless I want to walk around like a swashbuckler, or whatever, me and boots are just not happening.

BUT, this fall, I've discovered a new found resolve with my search for boots and after searching the ends of the www, I think I may have found my boot savior. Behold, DUO.

Based out of the UK, DUO is a retailer that specializes in boots made for varying sizes of calves. They even tell you how to measure your calves and find the correct width of boot. While it's not cheap (exchange rates sucks, but free international shipping!) I feel completely confident in spending my hard earned cash on something I've wanted for oh-so-long.

In another strike of good fortune, I also wandered into the shoe department at Target to find their selection of boots on sale. Always an optimist (at least when it comes to footwear) I tried on the most attractive and least plastic-looking pair they had.

And what do you know, they actually kinda fit.

Sure, there's some definite wiggle room in the calf, but nothing some tucked in skinny jeans can't overcome, right?

So $50 later......

I mean, for $50, those are pretty cute, right? Yes? No?

I don't know.

POST EDIT: The more I looked at these boots, the more I hated them. Back they went. I bought these instead, 15% off!

Boot shopping is still hard.