Sad, imaginary shopping

Folks, I've been really good about saving money on clothes. I'm sick to death of everything I own (except for my boots, natch), but I've been good about not going out and buying stuff. I was even all set with all my boots ("That's it! I'm done"... please) until we bought that periwinkle pair in Madrid - but those are for playing, a mere bagatelle. I've not even really been trolling Zappos or the Frye website in order to shield myself from temptation.

The fact of the matter is that I can't afford to go crazy on clothes right now. I don't have a job - except for three hours of tutoring a week - and there hasn't been a single peep from schools for next year yet. We're quite comfortable for day-to-day life, but I can't really indulge myself on (big) impulse purchases. So I've been good about protecting myself from the disappointment of not being able to buy pair after pair of boots/cute dresses/new pants. Trust me, if I get a job, I will be burning through boots like a maniac, but not right now. Not yet.

In the meantime, though, Sal posted about the Frye Harness 12R Boot yesterday and she - like I, who commented about it - was hesitant about these boots until she saw them styled in cool ways. I always thought they were a little clunky and awkward until a friend of mine put hers on last month in Philadelphia, and I fell in love. So I went to the Frye site yesterday and, well, since then, I haven't been able to stop adding boots to my mental shopping list. Let's go through some, shall we?

When searching through the possibilities with regard to the Frye Harness 12R's, this color caught my eye:

Teal, people! How could I resist? And at $248, they're not ridiculously expensive. Just plain ol' expensive. Seriously, aren't they lovely? Imagine them with yesterday's jeggings: did your mind explode? Good.

On the subject of boots that I find "meh" in pictures and AMAZING in person, let's move on to the Paige Tall Riding boots. I have a pair of Paige boots, my grey Huaraches (also worn with yesterday's jeggings - see link above) and my dream fantasy boots are also Paiges, so I know that they're pretty awesome. However, the plain Tall Riding boots seemed a little staid, until I saw someone trying them on a few months ago. Predictable as I am, I'd want them in grey:

And if that's just a little too much grey, even for me, I've conveniently also fallen in love with the saddle color:

Never mind, I officially like this color more than the grey. Too bad they're $348. But aren't they worth it?!

Finally, I saw this pair many moons ago, but it was shortly after receiving my gorgeous OTK red Shirleys (now unavailable anywhere! Score one for the Greek!), so I stifled my lust. This is from the famed Campus series, which - again - was never my favorite until I saw it on someone. They're also OTK, which is just silly, because who needs more than one pair of OTK boots?! I present you the Campus Over the Knee in grey:

Amazing, am I right? And they're that true light grey color that I love. These are $358. A trifle! 

So...using the Frye shopping cart and considering that the Paiges are out of stock (booo!), my total comes to (only) $606. Well, hey! 

So there you have it, folks: my fantasy spring shopping list. What about you? Are there any items over which you're currently lusting?! Which of these boots, if any, do you like the best? I'm leaning toward the teal as the top top favorite. 

All images were from the Frye website. For whose newsletter I just signed up.