Dr Martens' Hincky Boots Are Basically Bringing A Smile To My Feet

Dr. Martens have kinda been on a total winning streak recently. Recently I made these pink leopard print Docs my bitch, and I'd say we're both better for it:

$130, Dr Martens

And just like you can't just get one tattoo, you can't really just have one pair of Docs...

$130, Dr Martens

Which is why I may have to make their Hincky smiley face boots my next Doc acquisition. How could these not bring a smile to your feet? I also like how he looks like he's drunk hiccuping, which makes them the perfect pair to wear when I'm hopping over puddles of barf and God-knows-what-yellow-bodily-fluid-that-was on the streets of New York! (COME VISIT!)

I'll Eat You Next, Leopard Print Doc Martens

$130, Dr Marten

Nothing says springtime is time for new combat boots more loudly and proudly than these pink and yellow leopard-print Dr Martens. Anyone else getting high off the Steven Sprouse x Louis Vuitton fumes? Anyone else wanna wear these with a chambray shirt and boyfriend jeans all season long ?Anyone else whipping out their JetBlue Amex at warp speed?

These L.A.M.B. Boots Are My Raison d'être!

$381, L.A.M.B., 6pm.com

BRB, devoting my ENTIRE EXISTENCE to these L.A.M.B. Hylda neon and neutral boots.

Partner Post: Macy's Boot Selection Is My Gift To You

By my watch, which I make a point of painstakingly syncing up with the Farmer's Almanac (okay, that's not true, but it'd be funny if it were!), we've only got a few more months to stay in boots. And while the holidays are technically over, the joys of shoe shopping are a 365-day affair, particularly at Macy's, where their selection of women's shoes is the gift that keeps on giving. ICYMI, the Herald Square flagship Macy's is undergoing a $400 million (that's like five Taylor Swifts!) renovation, and their shoe selection is more Homeric than ever. But in case you can't make the Odyssey to Herald Square, check out some of my favorite picks -- from studded-up Frye boots to buckled-up, menswear-inspired L.A.M.B. boots (good enough for Gwen, good enough for you, I say!), to lace-up Dolce Vita boots -- from Macy's boot selection.

$389.99, L.A.M.B. Macys.com

Leave it to Gwen Stefani to flip the script on the classic Chelsea boot style, adding a perforated vamp and not one, not two but five belt buckles.

$59, Dirty Laundry, Macys.com

I was totally meaning to buy a pair of old-school almond-toed (is that a thing? It is now, I guess) low-heeled boots, but then I got distracted, probably thinking about cats. But the neon laces in these Dirty Laundry boots, and the $59 price tag, are the only thing separating me from "thinking about buying" to "definitely buying."

$192.50, Boutique 9, Macys.com

Dream kitschy boots right here. Kinda like how you try and pretend you don't heart Flo Rida but you secretly do, just admit that you're into these bejeweled suede platform boots and enjoy them out in the open.

Holiday Gift Guide Day 4: Camper Together x Bernhard Willhelm Boots & Makeup Forever All Eyes On You Set

The fruits of Camper's "Together" collaborative efforts with Bernhard Willhelm are so glorious that they deserve their own winter holiday where we gather around a fake plastic tree and sign pagan songs in symbolic honor of these zip-up boots. Sounds festive, right? I saw them in the basement of Opening Ceremony and just stood there, openly worshiping false idols like a bad little Jew.

$545, Camper Together x Bernhard Willhelm, Opening Ceremony

Coogi Uggs Exist, Which Probably Means The Mayan Calendar Is Real

Usually I don't go in for all this Mayan calendar stuff (although after seeing last night's "Homeland" finale -- HOLY FUCKING SHIT, by the way -- Showtime should send its subscribers packages of diapers because I was SHUH-HITTING my pants), but I saw a girl wearing Coogi Uggs on the train the other day, and I'm convinced the world is coming to an end. Hide ya kids, hide ya wives.

These Nicholas Kirkwood For Erdem Silk Ankle Boots With Acetate Heel, Though!

$1595, Nicholas Kirkwood for Erdem, Net-a-porter.com

Shiiiiiiit. I used to think I worked to pay rent, for health insurance, and to avoid sleeping in a Dumpster. Now I think my near-future financial forecast may hinge upon these Nicholas Kirkwood for Erdem silk ankle boots (via Elle). (Never said I wasn't superficial!) Painterly florals and totally mismatched geometric acetate block heel? Trespass sweetly urge! Also, is slinging rock REALLY that bad? It's only bad if you get caught, right? Just brainstorming.

Stuart Weitzman Does Platform Oxfords, Needle Heels For Fall/ Winter 2012

Stuart Weitzman is genetically incapable of disappointing me, but the man truly truly outdid himself with his Fall/ Winter 2012 collection. Here's what I fell in love with at the preview, and I'll save the best for first:

LOOK at this purple-to-teal gradiating iridescent, crystal-heeled carpet stunner. It's the human-sized manifestation of every Barbie shoe I ever wished were real.

Needle heel. NEEDLE, people. Lethal.

I know it's technically a platform wedge Chukka, but I'd like to think this brilliant Stuart Weitzman creation is a creeper on 'roids.

Frye Studded Out EVERYTHING For Fall

Frye clearly set their stud guns to infinity for their Fall/ Winter 2012 collection, because everything is truly, unapologetically studded up. Motorcycle boots, ankle boots, sneakers, saddle bags, clutches. If it's leather, Frye studded it out with vigor. As if that hadn't sold me hard enough, their F/W collection is unabashedly distressed and duressed (which is a cool word I made up).

Freshly scrubbed Tory Burch types, fear not: Frye's got delicate, perfectly tailored classic riding boots done right. But if, like me, you've been described as "delicate" approximately zero times in your life, you'll probably fall hard for the gravel-road-meets-Gotham, rode-hard, knicked-and-kicked appeal of Frye's new collection.

One of my Frye favorites -- a knee-high boot that stretches to fit those of us with calves the size of jumbo grapefruits. (For some reason, I have calves like I'm a member of the Italian national soccer team. The men's team, unfortunately.)

Done. The greatest motorcycle boots ever created. I can die now.

Outfit Post/ GPOY: Current Elliott Leopard-Print Stiletto Jeans + Kurt Cobain Sweater

My Current Elliott leopard-print jeans arrived from Community Collection, and they're the absolute apogee of comfort. It's all I can do to keep from wearing them every day. And you know what? So what if I did? It's one of the joys of living in a relatively free country. Same pants every day? Not your problem! Stay noninterventionist about it. In the words of T.I. and Rihanna, live your life. But I digress.

Outfit:
+ Sweater: Dex: I've been looking for slouchy, '90s leaning (Kurt-ish RIP!) sweaters, and when I found this black and grey mesh sweater at ShopAddiction.com, I went in.
+ Jeans: Current Elliott
+ Boots: Marais
+ Necklace: Anthropologie (sold out)

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Marais Studded Suede Chukkah Ankle Boots: All I Want For The Fifth Night Of Chanukkah

Well, we're just rolling through a week of everything I want for Chanukkah, with me posting my favorite stylish gift and you lovingly purchasing them for me! Because that's how it works!

So, for the fifth night of Chanukkah, I would most certainly like to unwrap Marais' winter-perfect black suede Chukkah heel boots... AVEC tiny little studs on the toe cap:

$160, Marais

These Rachel Comey lookalikes (haaaaaaaaay) would not only look but FEEL so right with my J. Crew khakis rolled up just so and a kinda-sorta tucked-in dress shirt or grey sweater. So MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN, CHANUKKAH! I'm a size 8.


+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 1: Charles Jourdan taupe heels from Ideeli! 
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 2: Dr Martens black leather satchel!
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 3: Banana Republic velvet sheath dress!
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 4: Aritiza Black Silk Tunic!

These Zara Snakeskin Boots Are Wishing Me A Very Happy Chanukkah

$189, Zara

BREAKING ZARA-IS-DOING-EVERYTHING-RIGHT-related news: I didn't find these snakeskin and leather Zara boots. They found me. Happy Chanukkah!

Rebecca Minkoff Black Friday Sale + Enter To Win A MINI MAC

Rebecca Minkoff's having a Black Friday sale that doesn't even require you putting on pants. Which is great because mine don't fit anymore.

Friday, November 25 at 12am ET through Monday, November 28 at 11:59, free shipping for orders over $100.

Y'all, some of these bags and shoes are around half off. No joke.

After the jump, check out a few of my favorites from the Rebecca Minkoff Black Friday sale, and enter to win a Mini MAC:

Was $295, now $160, RebeccaMinkoff.com

Was $295, now $165, RebeccaMinkoff.com

Was $195, now $100, RebeccaMinkoff.com

Was $395, now $200, RebeccaMinkoff.com

Was $295, now $140, RebeccaMinkoff.com

Enter to win a Mini MAC. 30 people with excellent luck will win!

Enter by November 30. Winners will be randomly selected December 4.

Dr. Martens Get SUPER Sparkly With Swarovski Elements

Don't be mad, but I'm kinda not mad at the new Dr. Martens Swarovski Elements collaboration. Patent leather Doc festooned with jumbo opalescent crystals feels like a couple "Toddlers & Tiaras" contestants and a few runners-up from "RuPaul's Drag Race" met up for arts and crafts in 1994. I mean that in the kindest, most enviable way.

They're priced between $215 - $655, and you can get these on your feet starting in December.

More Sparkly Shoes That Aren't MiuMiu

More ways to own sparkly shoes that aren't $8900 or whatever patrons of Miu Miu's glitter booties are willing and able to spend/ go in debt for. Urban Outfitters' glitter booties are festive and are less than $100, so you can put that eight grand toward a partial down payment on a house in some parts of the US... or on just a kitchen cabinet to fold yourself in half and sleep in if you live in New York.

$69, Deena & Ozzy, Urbanoutfitters.com

 

$69, Kimchi Blue, Urbanoutfitters.com
 

The glitter platform is holiday-ready, but the pretty peach upper is super spring. See? A shoe for all seasons!

Cougar Boots Will NEVER EVER EVER Get Your Feet Wet EVER

$180, Cougarboots.com

 

I say this because the folks at Canadian boot company Cougar Boots kindly sent me a pair of their snow boots, and these things are LEGIT. But if these boots weren't the best damn thing (yes, I quoted Avril -- so what?? I'm celebrating Canada, okay?), I would not be sitting here singing typing their praises. After going through about four crappy, inferior pairs of snow boots last year, I wore Cougar's Ringo Star (HEE!) snow boots all winter, trudging through Brooklyn's most obscene, grotesque snow piles. (Snow in New York is beautiful for approximately 14 seconds until it turns into frozen sculptures of sludge, garbage, and dog waste the color of the bottom of a used ash tray.) Not so much as the tippy-tip of the toe of my sock got wet, and zero percent cold got inside. Ever. They're engineered to withstand something like 1 billion degrees below zero. Okay, that's dramatic, but, like a Thermos, they magically keep everything hot and toasty. And they're deceptively light-weight. I'd wear these boots to bed if that weren't a bad idea.

Rodarte for Opening Ceremony's Shoes Will Make Need A Fainting Couch

Puffy! Hold me down, baby!

$530, Rodarte x Opening Ceremony, Openingceremony.us

$610, Rodarte x Opening Ceremony, Openingceremony.us

I can't. I just CANNOT. Rodarte For Opening Ceremony's booties are just THAT intense. This is why we still need fainting couches at the READY! They're makin' me high. Toni Braxton-style. And those glitter booties? Now that I've come to terms with the fact that I'll probably just never own a pair of Miu Miu glitter booties, I'm quite happy to see that there are other options out there for glitter footwear enthusiasts such as myself. Oh, and hat tip to Racked.com's 28 best shoe stores in New York City story, where I first spotted these Rodarte glitter booties and to Eye4Style, who sent me Lefanciulle's guide to making your OWN glitter ankle boots. Something tells me my attempt to DIY my own may come out looking more like a kindergartener's trace-your-hand turkey art project, but it's worth a try.

Can I Kick It In Neon Boots? Yes I Can

UPDATE: They're $115 at Solestruck!  OH HLRS, JUST SAVED YOU 10 DOLLARS!

FashionBinge's newest contributor Rory (HE'S A BOY! YAY FOR COOL GUY FASHION!) just posted an all-neon story (if you know him that's as surprising as someone losing a tooth at a hockey game), and he KILT ME DEAD with these neon yellow Poland boots by Ego And Greed (makers of those intensified leopard print flatforms I posted about.)

$125, Ego & Greed, Karmaloop.com

Can I kick it? Yes you can! Bust it, Tribe:


A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It by jekyllah

RORY SEZ: Too Much Leopard Print Is Just Enough

Hey new friends! Me, Rory, here. The main reason why Tamar and I are friends is because of Rory, her cat... the OTHER reason is because of our mutual love of leopard print. I know you just met me and stuff, but let's get right into it. When it comes to leopard print (for men or women), too much is just enough.

I feel like right now is my time... I feel like the moment is now... I feel blessed that almost every fashion house has delivered leopard print in one form or another since the winter of 2009, I'm talking everyone from bougie brands like Givenchy to street brands like Crooks & Castles to store brands like Zara &Topman. It's like everywhere you look, and I am NOT complaining.

Some people say leopard is trashy... I say, fuck you. Right now some of my top mens' leopard print picks are:

These Joyrich drop crotch pants are a must have. Like Tamar, I totally have issues with drop crotch. I was blessed with no ass and when I wear drop crotch it looks like I'm carrying a load in my pants. However with THESE... I'm willing to overlook that. It could be a load of CASH for all you know, ok? My pants are leopard. Let's focus.

This little leopard print bow-tie from Patricia Field is like the perfect way to subtly add leopard to your look. It's not gonna hit your coworkers over the head unless you're pairing it with a leopard dress shirt, in which case they won't even see it. This bow-tie is EVERYTHING... and at $12.00, why are you still reading this?

Another subtle way to add some RAWR to your look is in the shades. These Hoss sunglasses from Von Zipper deliver. My favorite part is the gold band on the side to make them extra tacky, and for that I am grateful.

Another Joyrich gem is this leopard studded fanny pack. It's EVERYTHING. If you're going to be ballsy enough to rock a fanny pack (or "belt bag" as the classy folk at Gucci call it)... you might as well go balls to the wall and rock one that's leopard AND studded. AM I RIGHT?!

$290, DrMartens

Last but certainly not least my pick for leopard footwear comes from our friends across the pond at Dr. Martens. NOT ONLY are they leopard print, but they're ITALIAN HAIR LEOPARD PRINT. Hopefully it's not hair from the cast of the "Jersey Shore" or something. Anywho... these could be worn with pants or shorts because really, they're like the Reese's of footwear -- there's no wrong way to wear them. Their price point is a little high, but the way I justify shit like this to my therapist is to just say that you can't put a price on happiness, and they can't question that.

I'd also like to just throw this out there for any (straight) men who are uncomfortable with my selections... get chu one of these on your arm and you'll be good to go.

Um, These Are The Bowie-est Boots I've Ever Seen In My Life

($163, Jeffrey Campbell, Modcloth.com)

I mean...

Just when you didn't realize you needed silver glitter wedge booties, you realize you only didn't realize you needed them because you didn't realize they existed. See what I mean here? And FINALLY they do. And you don't have to get them by renting a time machine and hoping to land in David Bowie's shoe trunk somewhere in the '70s ,between The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Diamond Dogs. Or... if you were born after 1990, one of the many tractor-trailers that transports Lady Gaga's footwear on tour. Sigh. Kids today. They'll never know. They'll. Never. Know! Will they?? WILL they?? They won't. They won't know.

+ Where Gaga got it...