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Yup, I "caved" and bought the Fluevog Mirella boots in yellow that I gushed about way back in Sparta. Aren't they gorgeous? When my mother asked me what I would like for my birthday, I told her that I was in love with very expensive boots and she very generously offered to buy them for me. I took her up on that and yesterday toddled on my merry way to the Fluevog store in Boston to buy YELLOW BOOTS.
They are gorgeous in person, not so much canary yellow, but more of a saffron color (which I like more, anyway). I've never had boots that height before and was hesitant about flattery issues, but...I'm a believer!
LOVE!!!
Now the fun fact is that there was a fit issue with the boots pictures above and they are no longer in my possession. I tried on and bought my usual size 10 and I thought the tightness I felt was due to the fact that I could barely zip the boots over my (apparently hugely?... according to my saleslady) muscular calves. The boots were stretched in-store, I took them home and fell in love. This morning, the zipper zipped easily (mmmm, quality leather), but it made me realize that they were too tight. After a lot of unofficial internet "research," I learned that these boots seem to run small. So I went back to the store and tried on the 10.5 in another color (yellow wasn't in stock in Boston in Yeti-size). The fit was perfect, the new shoes are being ordered from NYC and they should be here in the next couple of days.
It was my first time not being able to fit a boot over my calf easily. I was always a little smug about this, due to the fact that I had so many pairs of boots and they all fit over my calves. But then I realized that they're all slouchy, meant to go over jeans; my old high-heeled black boots [you've not seen them yet] are elasticized, so the calf thing wasn't a problem. But now? I'm one of the girls who, also, cannot zip some boots over her big ol' calves. Yay.
So, yes, I did buy these boots with my mom's money, but I decided to make them a symbolic last purchase. I'm not going on a real shopping ban, à la Sal or La Historiadora de la Moda, but I'm planning to resolve to shop for clothes/shoes/boots as little as possible this year that I'm not working. I have plenty of clothes and definitely plenty of boots, so...let's save the money for important things, such as the mortgage, books, food... and something exciting that will be introduced to you in the next few days...
Great boots! And don't worry about your calves - Fluevogs are known to run slim in that area (and small in general). I'm fairly petite (5'1) and slender of calve and I have to size up from my usual 6 in order to fit and zip. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads-up! It was a...sobering moment for me. :-)
ReplyDeleteAck! Jealousy burns my soul! I have been eyeing those boots, but definitely can't afford them at this point.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Fluevog boots tend to run a bit tight in the calf. I actually had to take my Bondgirls to my cobbler to have them stretched.
I remember when you wrote about that: I might have to do that in the near future also! When I was also paranoiacally scouring the internet to double-check if I wasn't crazy or if Fluevogs run small, your expertise was very helpful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous boots (they are ones i have been searching for x) if you ever feel they are just not getting worn, I would be happy to re-home them for you :) ;)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous boots (they are ones i have been searching for x) if you ever feel they are just not getting worn, I would be happy to re-home them for you :) ;)
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