Fringe Boots: Fashion Heads to the Wild West

September 23, 2008     Posted in Style

boots.jpgIn an effort to personally stimulate the economy, I went on a mini shopping spree at the mall on Sunday. What can I say? Fall fashion is here and I need to get my hands on it. The must-haves for the season were everywhere: wide leg trousers, gray oversized sweaters, those damn booties….

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And suede boots with fringe.

Dude, WTF is up with footwear this year?! I am usually pretty good at keeping up with the trends, but this one totally surprised and baffled me. Fringe? On a suede boot?

I know that I swore I would never understand the whole Ugg phenomenon – and then went out and bought 2 pairs – but this is a look I really don’t get. What does one wear with a boot full of fringe? What kind of look is this? And don’t people get worried about getting caught in escalators?

Am I alone in this?

The Fringe Boot: Yay or Nay?

10 Comments on "Fringe Boots: Fashion Heads to the Wild West"
  1. Brittney says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20086:09 am 

    I saw a girl yesterday with some of the red-ish brown colored ones but they were ankle boots, with a much much fuller fringe going on.

  2. Brittney says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20086:12 am 

    Oh, you go to the same school as me. lol But yeah, she was going into East Quad… So You can put your own interpretations in that. lol

  3. ela says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20086:48 am 

    fringe isn't that new of a concept i bought a pair that are prettier than those last year and they lasted be thru the winter (but suede doesn't really fair well in chicago snow).

  4. Kelly says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20087:41 am 

    I dunno, I actually have those boots and I think they're cute as fuck.

  5. Sam says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20087:44 am 

    Ew I saw a girl in my class this morning wearing boots very similar to those with a mini skirt. It was just plain ugly.

  6. Belle says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20088:14 am 

    These are no where near as bad as Uggs/Crocs, both of which are fine if worn for comfort (and well-hidden under some pants), but fashion…um, no. I don't know if I'd buy these, but at least they are sleek and look like shoes rather than the above mentioned atrocities. They sort of look like extended mocasins.

  7. Lauren, University o says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20088:20 am 

    These are fine for one thing only: halloween.

  8. ela says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 200812:47 pm 

    ok then ugs are fine for only one thing: traveling to mars.

  9. SusanB says:
    Wed, 1st Oct 200811:26 am 

    Uggs Yes! Fringe, No.

    I like the Ugg Classic Cardy boots:

    http://www.squidoo.com/UggShoes

  10. Leslie says:
    Fri, 3rd Oct 20088:42 am 

    I love the fringe boot, just bought some steve maddens yesterday, but have no idea what to wear with them. Im thinking skinny jeans and a big sweater, when it gets cold enough. Any other ideas.

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