Good morning, Tuesday. It's gloomy outside and still trying to process that debate last night. Between the sniffing and the screaming and the wacky words, I didn't know which end was up, and I still don't. Strange days are these.
So during the debate I was IM'ing with an old pal of mine from ad life about something that really matters- shoes. She asked me the other day to do a piece on booties, and though I touched on them the other day, I felt compelled to share some great options from Rebecca Minkoff, that popped up on my Instagram and seemed worth sharing. Those at the top of the post appear to be McQueen ps, so off limits for most mere mortals.
She immediately responded with a link to a pair of electric blue suede Stuart Weitzmans, which though bold, were an excellent choice. I approved- very her and could picture her in them. She then said she was looking for a classic black pair, and shared a link from Vince, which I gave the thumbs down. She agreed that they were "too expensive for good enough".
Trump, Trump, Trump, sniff, sniff, sniff, HIllary, Hillary, Hillary.
I then came back with two recommends when it comes to a classic pair of booties- the Rachel Comey Nassau- a bootie that is a bit Beatle inspired and has an insanely comfortable heel height- I lived in them last winter. Love the ones that have the shearling inside. No socks required. A great option for hoofing to barre or yoga in style when it's no longer flip flop weather.
And also- you can't mess with the classic Newbury from Rag and Bone. They've sort of become a default for New York girls and they're a great investment because they most likely won't be going out of style any time soon and they look even better a bit scuffed up.
But my friend is a true original when it comes to style, and as she was looking at Rag and Bone, she came across these beauties. Ooh. Yes. Absolutely. The Agnes for the win. Wait what the heck is braggadocious? Did he just say that? Lester, wake up.
We both agreed this was a wonderful and sexy option, and since she had already had some wine (as many did to soften the blow of last night's anticipated batshit crazy), she hit buy and the rest is history. I may need a pair now. She also thought that with every bootie purchased, we should give 10% to Hillary. I like this idea. And yea, I've said bootie far too many times in this post. BOOTIE BOOTIE BOOTIE. I've officially come undone. Who can blame me?
I just thought it was funny that as the debate was on, my friend and I were having a very different debate of our own, which we collectively dubbed #Bootie2016. Listen, it's more fun to campaign for shoes these days than it is to watch the election in DC unfold. I welcomed the distraction and guess what? You all got a shoe post out of it. We all win. We win big. HUGE win. Tremendous win. Ugh. We laughed about the fact that we probably debated this purchase longer than Trump prepared for the debate. Because even though that debate was a true horror show, progress was made in our living rooms, at least when it comes to shopping.
Cause that's what's up this bootielicious Tuesday in the 212. Yours, in shopping the pain away. This concludes the great bootie debate of 2016. Can't we all just get along? XO