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Friday, November 23, 2012

Flashback Friday! Timberland -Lexiss, Brown

Ciao a tutti!

Okay, my felllow Shoe-A-Holics, these Lexiss boots from Timberland have been favorites of mine for quite some time; and reviewing the tops posts of the month, a favorite of my readers as well (4 out of the top 5 are Timberland boots). Some years ago, when a friend of mine had invited the children and I to his farm to ride his horses, I wore these boots, but secretly envied the beautiful suede riding boots my host had donned.

So I took to task searching for the perfect riding boot that was also affordable (I wasn't planning on becoming an equestrian, but wanted to have something functional yet stylish enough to wear while the the kids took horseback riding lessons on the Italian farm), and everywhere I looked, I was led back to these boots.

Not good when it comes to decisions between something fabulous and something amazing, so I chose both the brown and the tan (the black was still full price), and I have not been disappointed; as the Italian say, "Like fine wine," and like vino, these boots seems to get better with age!

Baci a tutti!

Stella Notte

Designer: Timberland
Name: Lexiss
Color: Brown
Style: Tall Riding Boot
Heel: 1.5 inches (3.81cm)
Platform 1.2 inch (1.27 cm)
Shaft: (15 inches (38.1 cm)
Material: Leather Upper, full-length inside zip and decorative straps with buckles on heel and shaft

To see how I rated these boots, check out my review of them here on Tumblr!

My Timberland Lexiss boots (the brown, the black and tan) are my go-to winter staple footwear; whether it is cold or rainy, I'm on the farm or in the city, with pants or a skirt, these are a no fail option. Today, I decided to mix it up; I love my market tights (and for 2 Euro, about $3.50, who wouldn't) and kept them in the same color family as the boots. I read somewhere that when you match your hosiery and footwear, you appear taller, which is great in flat boots! I pulled out a long sleeve crew neck tee in oxblood, but in the morning light, it looks more like an cherry red. The fur trimmed military jacket in olive, I paired with the red (do you remember my Adding Color to my Life -Olive?) SN

Friday, August 24, 2012

Flashback Friday! Timberland -Lexiss, Black

Ciao a tutti!

Well, my fellow Shoe-A-Holics, it finally arrived! No, not another pair of shoes, although I did find a box waiting for me at the front door when I arrived home last night, but rather the first cool day of the summer.

When the heat wave struck most of the country, it seemed to linger here in my little corner of the US and did so unrelentingly. The mercury topped out in the high 100's with heat indices into the one-teens...even into the late evening; cooling down to the low 80's only to repeat this vicious cycle again the next day...but not today!

Storms along the coast for these past few days have finally brought the temperature down far enough (it was 70 degrees when I stepped out this late afternoon), that I could slip on a pair of boots and head out into this cool damp world.

Not quite ready for boot season (we're headed to the beach this weekend), I really need to invest in a pair of rain boots so I'm not caught off guard by the rain, or left feeling somewhat overdressed the next time it does. I've been holding out for a Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night print rain boot, but with a name like Stella Notte, would you expect anything else? Wish me luck!