Winter boot dilemma part II - the winner is...

.....The Tan Topshop Ambush Boots.

Bought off the topshop website for £75 due to the hugely disappointing lack of voucher love for Topshop. However, it's still less than the bulk buying, shopping killing, ebay shysters trying to charge £140 in the vain hope some dumb fashionista will not double check if they are sold out in their original store, which they are not. Ha! Talia 1 - ebay Shysters O. Sort of. Topshop wins overall...x Talia

Annual winter boot dilemma

And here we are again with the annual winter boot dilemma. I'm here every year and 2011 seems to be causing me more trouble than usual as I have now officially abandoned my Uggs. It's been a long emotional journey with the brand since my first pair in 2003 but i can no longer face the criticism from my husband (what exactly do men have against Uggs anyway?!) or the ever increasing/bordering on ridiculous price tag (they're made of sheepskin for Christ sake!). So in search of other options i go.


Due to the amount of time i spend reading the children's book Dear Zoo to my son, i am doing this post in a Dear Zoo style.


I wrote to the online shopping gods to send me some boots and they sent me...

...some vintage biker boots.


They were too bulky and a little last season so i sent them back.












So they sent me....

.... some vintage suede over the knee boots


But they started selling them in every shop in town, so i sent them back.














So they sent me...

...some flat Chelsea boots, but they were too unflattering so i sent them back.














So they thought long and hard and sent me a choice of four (t-b Topshop ambush boots in black and tan, River Island PU Chelsea boots in tan and black) and now i can't decide.

so my dilemma continues...


p.s. The actual Dear Zoo ends with the conclusion of a puppy (frog too jumpy, monkey too naughty, lion to fierce etc) but my version of Dear Zoo will have to be a 2-parter as i am not as easily pleased as the zoo's clientele...x Talia

the simple things...

Our usual alarm clock failed us down this morning (8.15am lie in? call yourself a toddler?) so as I'm sure is the case with women across the country, when in a hurry - LBD.  Or in my case and more office appropriate - MSBD (medium sized black dress). Jersey Swing dress - ASOS.

In the absense of a wake-up call, I also missed out on a morning hair wash so hairstyle today is sponsored by Batiste. After going for the mid length hair, my only concern was the logistics of my old stalwart, the messy high bun. I have discovered the only way to achieve this, without said bun resembling a singular Bjork knot, is with the help of my old friend the hair donut (as previously seen in styles such as the side bun). It somehow keeps it all up there in less of a messy fashion than i'm accustomed to but I'm learning us mid length girls will take an updo any way we can get.

Anyhoo teamed this with a chunky statement necklace from Primarni and New Look ankle boots recently acquired with a little help from vouchers codes.
 

Didn't think this would work in a collage and knowing what i'm like once i get through the door at home, thought i'd snacth the chance to take pics at work so scuse the surroundings of the disabled toilet...x Talia