yup and that’s just what she’ll do….Caitlin that is!
Our fabulously chic and couture model caitlin was featured in not ONE but TWO articles in TWO newspapers! Cailtin Rocked it out in some of our newness from our fall collection. Raleigh News and Observer partnered with bevello and Saks 5th Ave to create some killer looks with our clothes and their stunning boots for fall!
The Charlotte Observer http://tinyurl.com/petecp
The Raleigh News and Observer http://tinyurl.com/qcvw99
Here’s a copy of the article by Rachel Sutherland!
With so many styles to choose, you’re sure to find the shoe that fits
Timara Bolding is so intrigued by fall’s boot trends, she might be ready to venture out of her square-toe, sturdy heel comfort zone.
The Cornelius shopper buys a new pair of brown and black ankle boots each fall, because, she says, she “wears the heck out of them.”
But this year, she’ll be considering a skinnier heel to step up her fashion game at work. And, if the right pair strikes her, she might just dive into a trendier boot.
“There are so many different styles this year, and some that are really cute,” she says. “I am not usually a western person, I don’t listen to country music, but something about those style boots appeals to me.”
Bolding is probably not the only boot lover feeling a bit adventurous. From heel shape and size to embellishments and boot height, this season’s boot offerings mean incredible variety and trendlets running the gamut: western, hippy, heavy metal and preppy, just to name a few.
Like much in fashion, the reasons behind the boot boom aren’t readily known. “I’ve noticed that boots are cyclical,” says Diane Chinnis, owner of Main and Taylor in Raleigh’s Cameron Village. “Last year, they were not big, it was a quiet season.”
But during the fall fashion previews, this past winter, the New York and Paris runways were packed with boots. Michael Kors paired black patent ankle boots with a neon fur coat; Prada showed stiff, brown leather boots that ended midthigh with a simple floral patterned mini for a upscale, farm girl look.
Overwhelming? Maybe, but keep in mind trends are simply suggestions to help frame your seasonal wardrobe choices and help you find something that perfectly suits your body shape and personal style.
Versatility adds to the appeal of boots, says Carlota Espinosa, vice president of fashion at Hautelook.com, a Web site offering designer clothing during limited-time-only sales events. “They are great with jeans and a dress,” she says. “[Women] have so many types of stilettos, and some are not appropriate for work. Boots are something easy, that you can pull on and go day to night, and they can really make an outfit.”
The range of heel heights is a boon to those who don’t care to sacrifice comfort for style, especially when you factor in the emergence of a chic compromise — a gentle wedge heel. While offering height to those who may shy away from flat boots, the wedge cuts a modern-but-retro profile. It’s reminiscent of the 1980s, but not excessively.
“Designers are starting to realize women can’t stand on a nail all day,” says Dan Mauney, owner of Step by Sloan on East Boulevard in Charlotte. “They’re wearing boots to carpool, to the football game. They want something versatile.”
Women are working boots into their wardrobes while the weather is still warm.
Cowboy style and more
In the Carolinas, the cowboy boots Bolding is coveting this season are always popular, says Kristen Greczyn, owner of Kristen’s Shoe Boutique in Cary, and the style is especially adaptable.
“Girls wear them with sundresses and short skirts and they look cute,” Greczyn says. She has a hard time keeping the distressed Lucchese line in stock, she says, especially the red cowboy boots, which were popular with women wanting to show their N.C. State and Carolina Hurricanes spirit. Chinnis, too, says that little dresses with the short western boots, particularly Frye, were the uniform at NCSU’s first football game.
If you want to add a bit of fashion-forward zing to your wardrobe, try booties or ankle boots; paired with a dark leg, they can turn a simple sheath simply chic. Embellishments, too, reign this season, toughening up even the most classic style, a flat-heeled, knee-high, equestrian inspired boot. Buckles, metal studs and contrasting pops of color all work to incorporate larger seasonal trends into your wardrobe through boots.
One of the more daring trends of the season is thigh-high or over-the-knee boots. Indeed, Main and Taylor’s Chinnis says, they may have helped fuel the boot furor. “We haven’t seen those in a long time,” she says. “That adds interest because it’s really something different.”
Still, when done wrong, thigh-high boots can easily go “Pretty Woman” rather than the couture chic evoked by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy. During New York Fashion Week in February, the duo trotted thigh-high leather boots down the runway, paired with their futuristic metallic knit belted minis.
I’m obessed with the boots above!!!
What do I see being hotter than a pop tart fresh outta the toaster in ways of boots for fall?
The Over-the-Knee-Boot!!
Watch out fall!
