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My recent shopping mission has been to find a pair of heeled boots. My poor black boots that I bought back in undergrad are well and truly thrashed, and you just can't live in Vancouver without having a pair of mid-calf or higher boots, so I've been scouting for replacements. Most of them have been either too big in the calf or too big in the ankle.
But then, today I went to the outlet mall and went to Cole Haan and fell in love with the most gorgeous pair of brown leather boots. Alas, they are $500 boots. They look like money, though. They fit perfectly, plus Cole Haan shoes have Nike Air technology so they're the most comfortable boots EVER. They were on sale for 50% off, plus there was an extra bonus sale that day that would further knock 20% off the price, but that still left them at $200 and I just couldn't justify it. Also, they would probably make the rest of my wardrobe look shabby by comparison. My hope is that on Boxing Day they go, like, 90% off and I happen to be the only size 10 in the state. I have never understood shoe obsessions until I tried on this boot, but I swear having these shoes would change my life for the better. :D They were similar to these, but I don't remember the ankle strap and I think the heel was a bit skinnier.
I also didn't buy any jeans at Ecko, even though they fit awesome and were $16. This was probably silly on my part, as I shouldn't really pass up $16 jeans, but I hate buying things before I get my Christmas presents-- Just in case. The pants at Ann Taylor fit fantastically (in a size SIX, holy crap!) except for the part where they were about 2 inches too short. Alas. They were cheap too-- $7!
But then, today I went to the outlet mall and went to Cole Haan and fell in love with the most gorgeous pair of brown leather boots. Alas, they are $500 boots. They look like money, though. They fit perfectly, plus Cole Haan shoes have Nike Air technology so they're the most comfortable boots EVER. They were on sale for 50% off, plus there was an extra bonus sale that day that would further knock 20% off the price, but that still left them at $200 and I just couldn't justify it. Also, they would probably make the rest of my wardrobe look shabby by comparison. My hope is that on Boxing Day they go, like, 90% off and I happen to be the only size 10 in the state. I have never understood shoe obsessions until I tried on this boot, but I swear having these shoes would change my life for the better. :D They were similar to these, but I don't remember the ankle strap and I think the heel was a bit skinnier.
I also didn't buy any jeans at Ecko, even though they fit awesome and were $16. This was probably silly on my part, as I shouldn't really pass up $16 jeans, but I hate buying things before I get my Christmas presents-- Just in case. The pants at Ann Taylor fit fantastically (in a size SIX, holy crap!) except for the part where they were about 2 inches too short. Alas. They were cheap too-- $7!