Fringe Benefits
The Grateful Dead were still touring when I was in high school, which means that in addition to skaters and metal heads and jocks and drama dorks and AV crew, we had early-'90s-style Dead heads. The three to 10 of them were everything you'd expect: They wore tie-dye and patchouli and told (possibly tall) tales of acid trips at shows. They also wore these outrageously comfortable (and I still think, in the right circumstances, cool) Minnetonka fringed suede boots. Because every single item of fashion you've ever loved or reviled will someday come back, I've been weirdly seeing these boots around town for the past couple of weeks. The black versions look great with dark matte tights and flowy (they don't even have to be overly hippie) dresses. I'd wear the orangey-brown style with skinny jeans, a long fitted tee, and a grandpa cardigan.
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