It was probably 95 degrees when I left the state of Georgia in these boots. I was leaving for an equally hot place in the Eastern U.S. with nearly 5000 of my closest friends for a little known conference (I kid!) called BlogHer.
I’d purchased these boots a week or two before, hellbent on finding a neutral pair that wouldn’t compete with my clothes. I have embroidered pair of cowboy boots – the not-for-ranching kind – that have flowers and butterflies on them and well, the boots are the statement in an outfit where they are included, you know? I’d wanted a brown pair for a while and I’d searched online and visited a store north of the city.
Probably not everyone would make the decision to wear cowboy boots in the summer - in New York – but I figured cowboys do, right? I’m just at a point where being different isn’t such a bad thing. I’m not one to be wildly different with bright red hair (although I’d love that) or tattoos where people could see them, but I don’t mind standing out anymore.
I wore the boots nearly all of BlogHer weekend. While I had a ton of compliments on them, that’s not the reason I wore them. They’re comfortable, there’s a bit of a heel but not a back-breaking one, and not everyone wears them.
So yes, I did.
I just wore the same boots back in New York for a weekend wedding. I love them so. They’re probably going to be my new go-to footwear because who wants to be like everyone else? Come to think of it, a tattoo where everyone can see it doesn’t sound so bad, either.
Julia Roberts is a skilled writer, speaker and tireless disability advocate. She can be found at TheOtherJuliaRoberts.com, writing at KidneysandEyes.com and managing SupportforSpecialNeeds.com.
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Well now I have to know where you bought them, because I live north of Atlanta and I’ve been dreaming my whole life of finding the perfect neutral cowboy boot. I had a pair I bought in Mexico once that I outgrew after my first pregnancy and I really miss those boots. They were like my Super Hero cape. Sorry we didn’t get to meet at BlogHer. Then again, I might have mugged you for your boots.
From Horsetown in Marietta (northeast Marietta) and they were very helpful!
I have this whole sexy shoe theory – that shoes don’t have to be attractive to other people, they just have to make YOU feel more awesome, to be sexy. I have lots of odd, beat up old sexy shoes.
Kim, that is sooo true. I walk better in my boots because I love them so.