While many designers leaned towards lady-like lace and velvet on the runways for fall, the downtown girl got just as much attention. Along with leather and as always, plenty of black, designers from Marc Jacobs to Thakoon put a twist on our classic military and/or grunge inspired boots.
While some of these combat boot styles aren't quite suitable for battle, they aren't too sweet for the street. Style tips: fold them over and throw them on. Wear them high and tuck into a pair of jeans, add with tights and a skirt or even revive those Docs from the grunge days with a printed floral dress.
A girl I went to high school with wrote on my Facebook wall today pleading for me to start a fashion crusade to make sweats and Snuggies fashionable. While I believe there is no hope for the blanket with sleeves, she may not have known that Alexander Wang has been on a mission for a while now to make heather gray gym pants high fashion. He started the movement, and since Wang is the "it" designer for all those downtown fashionistas, other designers followed with their own chic versions of cotton drawstring leisure wear.
Personally, I despise sweats. I don't own a pair nor do I think slapping a high end label on them makes them any more appealing. That said, I have to give the people what they want. Though, if I'm going to post about sweats, I'm doing it in style.
So I dedicate this post to Mac. Just please don't pair them with Ugg Boots. That's way more than I can handle.
