Boots Made for Walking

For Thanksgiving, I wore a zip sweater, a straight skirt and my new tall boots. Not surprisingly, I got several compliments from female relatives who hadn’t seen my new boots until then. I say “not surprisingly” because I’ve been getting compliments on my new boots every time I wear them. If, like me, you love to wear skirts but live in a cold winter region, tall boots are both a practical solution and a flattering look for women over 50 look. And the good news: there are lots of flat and low heel boot designs available. That's because boots are tres fashionable this fall/winter season. And even better news: there’s a huge selection of boots on sale right now. If you’re reading this on or before Cyber Monday, November 29, there’s at least one super boot sale you should check out (see below).

Always looking for a bargain, I went to Designer Shoe Warehouse for my new tall boots (pictured at the top of this posting). I love shopping at the DSW store for two other reasons: 1) I don’t have to vie for help from a shoe attendant; it’s self-service and 2) the store is huge, so I can put on a pair of boots and walk around in them for a while, see how they feel and whether I like them. As you can see, I chose a boot with a slight heel. Since I'm only 5'4", I like to wear a little heel for lift whenever I can. Even if the days of wearing high spiked heels are over for you, you may find you can still wear a boot a wide, slight heel to add a little lift and femininity to your look.

If you don't have a DSW store nearby, check out the website. I don’t know where you’ll find a bigger selection of online boots than at the Designer Shoes Warehouse (DSW) site. In fact, the site is so large that you’ll probably want to narrow it down according to a particular feature. Even so, if you narrow it down to, say, boots under $50 , you’ll find 127 different designs.

CYBER MONDAY ONLYAnother site worth an immediate look is Macy’s. The department store is having a Cyber Monday sale on November 29th. If you can’t decide whether you want to buy a tall boot or a short bootie, Macy’s may have the solution. On Cyber Monday, if you buy one pair of selected boots, get a second pair for free at Macy’s.

OTHER BOOT BARGAINSRight now, it's pretty easy to find boots--dress, casual, tall, short, with heels, without heels--on sale for under $200. Here's just a small sample...






Anne Klein Andrea Casual Boot (Grey) for $129.99.





Anne Klein Calantha Tailored Boot (Brown) for $139.99.

If you can wear a little bit of a heel, there's...



Anne Klein Grenti Tailored Boot (Brown) for $139.99.


Cole Haan has a number of boot designs on sale, including…
Brookings Boots -- $189

Air Liberty Flat Boots -- $189

Air Petra Tall Boots -- $149

At J. Crew, check out DixonTall Boots for $198.

Lord and Taylor has a pretty good selection of boots for less than $200. If you can tolerate heels, take a look at Tahari Delia Tall Sueded Stretch Boots for $119.


BIGGER BARGAINS--BOOTS UNDER $100
There's also a great selection of boots under $100. The
Skechers Shape-ups Boots 11812 for $89 are available at the Planet Shoes website.



Or visit Kenneth Cole. The website has a half dozen boot designs in leather or suede for under $100. Nordstrom has a very large selection of boots. Fortunately, you can narrow down the choices to save time. For instance, if you click “under $100” and then “flat” boot styles, you’ll see just the boots under those categories. The last site I'll mention (but only because I want to get this post up to alert people to Macy's Cyber Monday sale) is Eddie Bauer, which has a pair of Clarks Grazer Buckle Boots for $99.