Not all boots can swathe your leg in liquidy leather or prop you on a rod-thin heel. Or look taute and hot as they pour themselves halfway up your thighs. No, not all boots are designed to bring out the siren within you, but that doesn’t mean there is no motivation (aside from comfort and functionality, of course) to go for the dowdier silhouettes.
The Parker does not boast the most stylish boot shape you’ll find, but Diane von Furstenberg has offered us something we all know we need. Is it comfortable and easy? Yes! The combination of suede, a stacked heel, D-ring, and pull-tabs lets you know this knee-high is to be worn on the casual side. In black, it’s a dime a dozen. In eye-popping blue or malachite green, you’ll instantly make up for any lack of sex appeal. Color changes the context! Take it and run with it.
On ShopBop for $399 (from $570).
Pair with: A brightly colored boot will gain even more strength with an understated animal-print bag. Derek Lam’s newest version of the Tatum bag comes in small-scale leopard calf-hair, making it highly covetable.
Derek Lam Tatum Print Haircalf Shoulder Bag, $2,190.
I LOVE THE GREEN (I’m an Irish-Canadian, red-haired Gemini, of course I LOVE GREEN)! But question: what do I wear with them? Can I only wear black???
You can wear green with purple (my fave comobo!), orange, yellow, gray (most understated), white, cream, or lavender! xo Tina