Fabulous Rainy Friday

For those of us who live in Northern California, we know that the rainy season could take up half the year. Yes, we are spoiled because we don't have to deal with the cold and snow that some more eastern states experience. Nonetheless, the rain can become, let's say, annoying at it's best. I acknowledge the rain is much needed. However, it can put a damper on your wardrobe. I have to wear closed-toe shoes again? I have to wear my same old raincoat again? How boring!

Well, this Friday I'm looking on the not-so-rainy side of things. I'm going to embrace the rain and celebrate the wonderful styles we get to adorn because of it. This means rubber boots! I recently got an e-mail from one of my favorite shoe stores, DSW with their latest "spring" styles of boots. Again,those of us in the Northwest will break these in way before springtime. There are various colors and patterns that would add the finishing touch to any outfit. And if you don't want to wear big old galoshes at work, you can bring your cute non water resistant shoes with you. Try it out to make those rainy days a little more fun and fashionable.

Boots Gone Bad

There is yet another fashion craze that I am completely over. It is the skinny jeans with the boots. You know the look that I'm talking about. Every woman in America is trying to pull off this trend. Some women have the ability to, as Tim Gunn would say, "make it work". Did you hear me say, SOME women? Those women weigh 100 pounds and are 5 feet 10 inches tall. If you fall into this category, then by all means please feel free to wear your tightest Gap skinny jeans with your Steve Madden shit-kickers. Otherwise, please stop. Stop trying to squeeze yourself into jeans that make your legs look like bowling pins and then shove boots over your bowling pins to make you look like you're about to work in the stables. I admit that I have attempted this style once in my own home. It never went further than that because I realized how ridiculous I looked. The jeans can not be bunchy!

I digress. As I sit looking out my window at the cold winter day, I can only look forward to spring. The warm weather of spring which will force all of the skinny jeans and riding boots back into the closet never to be seen until fall. Hopefully by fall of '09, we will have some new fashion trends to look forward to and everyone will laugh when they reminiscence about the boots gone bad fad of '08.