My New Favorite Shoes

Wandering around the city lately, I've seen a couple of outfits so stunningly cool that I had to pretty much stalk the women wearing them for a block or two to get a better look. Both outfits were based around beautifully worn-in, low-heeled, brown lace-up granny boots—my newest I-never-knew-I-wanted-and-now-must-have-immediately thing. The first combination I saw consisted of skinny gray jeans, a plaid button-down, a big fringy scarf, and shoes that looked just like these. The second mixed a swingy little camel coat, a black minidress, extra-dark striped tights, and a slightly higher, more refined style like this pair. Both ensembles were interesting in a soft 80s-bohemian way, completely comfortable, and exactly the kind of thing I want to be wearing right now.