I tend to buy items in their off seasons. This picky shopper will walk around for seasons -- sometimes years! -- with an image of something curdling up in my mind. The actual purchase of such can be attributed either to surfacing immediate need or a spontaneous, perfectly attributed find.
These boots are the latter. I'd say they're basically three-season boots here in SF -- not summer. But no matter, I love them absolutely and have been waiting for them. They're deep reddish burgundy, finely detailed with a feminine scalloped edge and upward pleats, low heel, and high and roomy leg.
I thank Held Over on Haight Street for this gem. Initial reaction to the vintage/consignment store was there's nothing wearable here. I followed my own rule-of-thumb, however, and pieced through the plethora of genre sections to find I was only partially wrong. The place has a fantastic, overflowing selection, which doesn't exclude wearable, probably due to sheer amount. But it's very organized and I'll take it!
Superb condition. Made in Italy. $40. Actualization of "dream dark red boots."
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