I am officially obsessed....

......with a pair of boots.  

A pair of boots that have been around for ages - it's not even as if they're new out.  They've bypassed me totally.  However now I simply have to have them. 

I'm not going to say they're occupying my every thought as that would be woefully shallow and pathetic.  Wouldn't it.............

Obviously they're expensive.  Very expensive.  Why on earth can I not be in love with a pair from New Look?  But I guess that the majority of boots that are on sale at New Look - or Zara, ASOS, Kurt Geiger - in fact anywhere on the high street have taken their inspiration from the designer brands. 

So time for the big reveal.  They're the Jenny Slouch Boot by Isabel Marant.  

I'm evidently onto a marmite spate in blogging as I am fully aware there are going to be a (large percentage of!) people out there who think these ming. 

Hold on to you hats (and your dinner)

Or in black (which isn't going to improve it any for some, of that I aware)







Now for those who haven't opened the link, they are a rather scary £360.  Which I will not be paying.  Even though I could easily pull the old "oh I've had these for ages" chestnut seeing as they look like they've been through the mill and back.  (well clearly I can't now as someone is bound to dob me in.  Darned blog) 

Seeing as designer boots these days are ten a penny on the high street in imitation form, I was sure I would be able to snag a pair for around 10 to 20% of the original price.  For something I loved, I may even be persuaded to pay more.  As I definitely have a flat boot hole in my wardrobe.  And seeing as Summer, let alone Spring, doesn't seem to be on the horizon any time soon, I would be getting a lot of wear out of them. 

Or maybe not.  Proverbial rocking horse poo.  I'm pretty sure I have looked at most websites (Happy Mother's Day to me - I could think of no better way to spend it than surrounded by my kids, one of whom had thrown up so we couldn't leave the house, dipping in and out of perusing boots) and nada.  Seriously zilch. 

For the Isabel Marant Dicker, the Ash Jalouse, the Acne Star, the Acne Pistol, the Chloe Susanna I can find homage after homage.  But for the poor little Jenny - absolutely no admirers whatsoever.  Which is an absolute bugger for me. 

Maybe I was being too fussy but truth be told I want pretty much exactly the above.  Which is really only a flat, weathered suede, slouch, cowboy boot with no discerning features (which is half of the battle!  Plain is not a concept that seems to be in fashion)

The only two that came close to being a maybe (and they're certainly not that close to the Jenny but as I couldn't find that, these came close to filling the Marant shaped hole) are these two. 

Ok so actually on reflection these are a better match than I had thought yesterday. (I think it was the dark heel that I found perturbing).  However it's completely redundant as obviously, they're sold out.  For £29.99 and leather, I'm not surprised.  So let's guess what my mission for this week is, shall we?  Especially as I could do them some damage in this weather which is clearly what they need to be perfect. 

Flat cowboy ankle boots from Zara




The other option which is more similar in some respects but definitely doesn't have the slouch which I'm after are the Rileys from H by Hudson.  And the heel is wrong.  Too cuban and needs to be straight. (I know, I know but after hours of boots swimming before my eyes, I became ever so slightly pedantic)  And there shouldn't be a zip.  However I do quite like the zip detail on both sides as a feature, ignoring the Jenny reference. 

But they're £160 which is way more than I had planned on spending, especially when I'm not sure how much I love them more than the £30 jobs from Zara. Hmmm.



So there we have my first ankle boot post of the Spring.  I should say that I love wearing ankle boots in slightly warmer weather (a redundant concept at this moment in time, clearly). They do seem to becoming more popular - someone somewhere has obviously cottoned onto the fact that we only have about a month in total in this country where it's warm enough to expose flesh to the elements.

I will be doing some more ankle boot posts but do the Jennys float your boat?  I'm going for probably not....  Would love to hear your thoughts.  And please please don't worry if you don't agree.  I absolutely love the fact that the comments I get from you guys are honest. (there is a difference between honest and rude and thank heavens the rude comments I get are very very few and far between) 

Finishing off with what I wore today.  I can't even bring myself to mention the weather.  Too hideous for words.  Am very slightly tempted to order above boots to cheer myself up...... (unfortunately it's not quite that bad - give me till tomorrow evening and we'll see how much worse it gets)

Glamourous I was not.  Warm I may have been.  I have the most boring yet practical outfit on today. (I appreciate Uggs are not the most appropriate snow boots but it wasn't actually that bad when I left the house for the school run at 2pm.  Then of course ensued blizzard conditions).  There may well be a repeat of it tomorrow.  In fact, it's so dull and it's been on so many times before, I can't even be bothered to credit what I'm wearing underneath. 




Seen

Beige Kirsten Jeans - Topshop
Fur shawl collared Parka - South by Littlewoods
Missoni style scarf - Saindburys
Crocheted hat - Primark
Tall Chestnut Uggs - Uggs! 

And I need to go now and drink wine to warm up.  It may be Monday but when there is this much snow around, all rules of not drinking on the first day of the week are defunct.