Provensen Desert Boots

I hardly ever see things in fashion magazines that I want any more. I've been finding most trends, from haute couture to high-street, really genuinely uninspiring and pretty boring. On top of this has been the issue of moving to Sydney and realising that Australian clothes are crazily over-priced and terribly samey and also that the Vinnies scene is a lot more likely to throw up some interesting pieces at rock bottom prices. So, by my standards, I've done hardly any clothes-shopping over the last 18 months.

Consequently, I was caught off-guard by these great winter boots that jumped off the page in a glossy recently.  They're reasonably priced and not synthetic (which are two major achievements in the local footwear market) and I can see something a bit grungy in them which is bang-on for my own personal grunge-trend revival. The white ropey laces really stand out against the tobacco suede and the interesting eyelets. Beautiful.

But they aren't available in any Sydney stores - Melbourne and Brisbane only! Faye from Provensen has advised that a website will be up and running soon and they can be ordered online, but I'm always wary of ordering shoes online, especially expensive ones because of the multitude of things that can end up being not-quite-right rendering them unwearable. Might be a good excuse for a much overdue shopping trip!