These boots were made for walkin (in NYC)

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These boots were made for walkin (in NYC)

By Kavita Varma-White October 30, 2007 11:14 AM

I looked around the other day and realized it was fall. What was my clue? Not the weather, still hot and humid. It was the women’s shoes.

Women were wearing closed-toe sling-backs, pointy high heels and boots -- knee-high fashionable leather boots. I looked down at my summer sandals in shame. With a trip to New York City coming up, I desperately need boots.

So this weekend I hit DSW in Boca Raton (Phone: (561) 483-1345), which is having a 50 percent-off sale on certain boots. I was looking for the impossible: boots that were stylish yet comfortable. The Steve Madden quilted boots were gorgeous and half off of $79.95, but I know I wouldn’t make it very far in the pencil-thin heels.

A mid-length Ann Klein with a side buckle also were attractive in style and half off of $109.93.

But not for walking. Short suede boots from Nine West were appealing, but not half off: $79.95 for leather uppers?

I settled on Nickels’ soft boot: short style with a buckle. They feel good and the price was right at $36.95. The real test will be how many blisters I bring back from the Big City.

- Marcia Heroux Pounds

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About the authors

Doreen Christensen has never paid full price for anything. If there is a way to save on something, she will find it and share how you can save, too. Doreen is a senior reporter covering consumer news, health, beauty and features for the online and print editions of the Sun Sentinel. A 32-year veteran of the newspaper, she previously was a senior copy editor on the universal copy desk. Doreen spends her time off hunting bargains, clipping coupons, gardening and traveling.

Justine Griffin covers retail and marine business for the Sun Sentinel. She is a Tampa Bay native who graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2010. After spending a year covering crime in St. Augustine, Fla., she moved to Fort Lauderdale and made the switch to business journalism. When she’s not writing, she’s riding horses and spending time with her whippet puppy, Josie.

Marcia Heroux Pounds is the Sun Sentinel's workplace columnist when she's not shopping for shoes. She also writes about small business, which allows her to visit many of South Florida's unique shops and boutiques.


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