South

It’s been awfully rainy lately up here in the big apple and I’ve discovered that I really need rain boots, (I justify my splurge shopping with my nonexistent money by telling my hubby that I really need something. Works every time, evil laugh). My personal fashion style has a tendency to fall into the preppy southern girl category. Yes, I was a cheerleader. Yes, I was in a sorority. Yes, I part my sometimes blonde/sometimes brown hair to the side and I like to wear pearls. I make it work. I’ve pretty much come to terms that my children will be dressed straight out of a J.Crew or Polo ad, and I’m kind of excited about it, but that’s a long time coming! So, naturally I would gravitate towards super preppy rain boots. I think I have a mild obsession with polka dots. Would I be making a gigantic fashion mistake if I purchased any of the following to wear when it’s rainy? I just want cute boots!

Candidate #1: Navy blue dots. Love navy blue, love dots...a good relationship of the two.

Candidate #2: Purple and dots. Getting crazy with the color, but will I look too much like Barney? I hate Barney. He creeps me out.

Candidate #3: Yummy green and fat dots. Are the dots obnoxiously large?

Candidate #4: Woah now, getting crazy with the plaid. Too much?

Part of me feels like these boots would virtually turn me into a walking billboard that screams “I’m from the south and don’t belong!” But I’m slightly in love with them. Lets face it, I’m the girl who would still rock ribbons in my hair if it was socially acceptable. But it’s not, and I’d like to keep my friends.

Lets start a poll. Which boots should I buy? Leave your vote in the comments section!

A: Ohhhhh I remember the days when the “I really NEED this” worked on the hubster. Not so much anymore. He finally figured out that I needed everything. Maybe it was the 18th pair of shoes that I needed that gave it away. I dunno. I have needs you know!

Anyway, as for the rain boots, “wellies” as the cool kids say, or “galoshes” as I still say, I meant to tell you before you moved to NYC that they would be a HUGE investment. I mean now that you’re walking a lot and it rains there, boots are perfect. I got so tired of arriving at work with wet pant legs that I bought some a few years ago. I love mine. They make me look like Wonder Woman (they’re red with turquoise bottoms).

I used to think you may as well go all out and have fun with it since you’re wearing these clunky things in the rain. Buy a crazy color! But now, I think either crazy or traditional would work. I love me some black and white polka dots! Does that make me a prepster too?

I found these on Overstock.com that I like.

Sassy Silver!

Sort of hipster, but I'm diggin them. Too weird?

K: The silver ones are Hunter boots! Those are nice. And yes, the first boots are black and white, not navy. Funny how my brain automatically thinks navy, so preppy.