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mmmich


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Hi everyone --

I started lurking on this site a little while ago, and it has now become a full-fledged addiction . i love how friendly everyone seems!

I've been looking for a good pair of brown flat boots for a while, and while i love some of the nicer, higher-quality riding boots (a la Boden) i'm just a poor little college student and can't afford them. So now I'm choosing btw these:


steve madden, $115 on amazon minus a $25 gift certificate = $90

and these:


dolce vita, $90 on sale from $210.00

i've wanted the steve maddens for a while because i like the fact that it has a sole with traction (I go to school in Philadelphia and will be trekking through snow to class)...BUUT the dolce vita's are such a good deal and have such a rich, buttery color! however, the circumference seems quite wide and i have narrow calves, though i would be tucking them into jeans.

i'm torn! any opinions? i also can't decide which color i like better/which would be more versatile w/diff outfits.

TIA!

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Kelly


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welcome! I vote for the Steve Maddens. I can't pinpoint what it is, but something about the DVs just seems off to me

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kmd


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Welcome!
And, I agree ttara, the DV's seems a little off to me.

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I vote for the SM boots, I like the sole, rounded toe and overall look better and the shaft flows nicer than the DVs.



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Farrah


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The Steve Madden's for sure.


The DVs look weird because the toe is too dressy for the boot style (for you ladies that coudn't pinpoint it).



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MissAllycat


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In case you're open for suggestions...


I ordered these Esprit boots this week:


madita buckle boot


 


$99 - $30 when you sign up for their email list (30% off your order) = $69


(http://www.espritshop.com/index_CJ1_A1.htm)


Hard to beat that price!



-- Edited by MissAllycat at 15:06, 2006-12-29

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Farrah wrote:

The Steve Madden's for sure.


The DVs look weird because the toe is too dressy for the boot style (for you ladies that coudn't pinpoint it).



Totally agree. I also like the Esprit ones that MissAlleycat just posted.

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mmmich


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thanks!! i kept looking at the toe of the dolce vita's but like some others couldn't really pinpoint why or what was wrong.

i'll have to check out those esprit ones, i really like them except i was pretty set on getting a pair w/o heels...anyway i will go ahead and order some flats from dolce vita instead, and i keep drooling over this even though it's pretty impractical for me...



so pretty..

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lynnie


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get the SMs.  The DVs look like a straight up copy of vintage boots from the 80s- you can probably find a pair like that on ebay for $20 or less.  Maybe search pirate boots or something.  Welcome!

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halah


Kenneth Cole

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I love the SM's I've been looking on Zappos for a riding boot style but I like how the SM doesn't have as much a heel and a little bit of a more modern heel then the wood heels I've seen on similar styles.

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luckylily


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Welcome!  I like the SMs.


That dress is really cute too.



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sydney


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I like the Steve Madden boots much better.  Although the Espirit boots mentioned above are really cute too.  Great prices for both!

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lynnie wrote:


get the SMs.  The DVs look like a straight up copy of vintage boots from the 80s- you can probably find a pair like that on ebay for $20 or less.  Maybe search pirate boots or something.  Welcome!


ITA...if you wanted something like the Dolce Vitas, ebay had tons of offerings. I searched both 'pirate boots' and 'riding boots'.


I also like that the SMs look to have a lot of good traction and rubber soles.



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