I spent most of November and December with wet feet from leaking boots and torrential downpours in delightful Birmingham at university, then in a soaking Barcelona, at home in Lincolnshire and at my boyfriend’s house in Hertfordshire. Moral to the story? Stop wearing leaky boots. Glitch to this solution? Try finding me some that fit the mould!
Back in October, I fell in love with a pair of boots that I bought very cheaply on a whim from Primark. I wasn’t sure about them at first, but I had been after some ankle boots for a while and they seemed worth it at the time. After about a week of not taking them off, I was hooked and kept thinking to myself that I should go and get them in other colours, or just a back-up pair just in case. Did I bother? No. And, about a week after that, the inevitable occurred. They began to leak. Nothing can compare to that feeling of soaking wet socks at the beginning of the day when you know that you won’t be warm and snuggly again until at least 6pm. So I stopped wearing them, unless I was convinced that it wasn’t going to rain, but that didn’t last long as my trusty black sheepskins, bought from Barratts by my mother as a present before I moved to Santiago, also began to leak and then fell apart. At this point, I was pretty screwed. I had work piling up, both pairs of black boots leaking, the weather was not my friend and I just didn’t have the time to go shopping for more. So I kept telling myself that when I did have time, all would be well.
However, no such luck. I couldn’t find anything that matched my Primark beauties (I was looking for the exact style, but much better quality, and couldn’t even replace them for the time being as they had sold out everywhere I went!) Finally after weeks of making do, I found 2 pairs of boots, in New Look of all places and I love them both! The first is a gorgeous pair of fringed ankle boots in black suede for £30 (minus student discount!) and the second were half price (reduced to £30) leather faded black cowboy boots, with a slight heel! (I continue embracing my height, Amazona!) It is very difficult to find a pair of boots for a reasonable price in a wide UK size 8, when you are quite picky about what you like! What made it all even better was that my boyfriend bought me BOTH PAIRS as a belated Xmas present! (Yes, that is how long it took me to find the flippin’ things!!)
The plan now is to alternate wearing them along with other shoes so that I never end up in that situation again! I shall also be using protector spray on them to keep them in tip top condition. I can only hope that this all works!
If you’ve been searching for the perfect pair of winter boots (anything but wellies!!) but never found them, tell us what they are and we’ll endeavour to get them in at Amazona Style!
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