Fancy Genesis

Uhm… sans looking like a professional ‘Pretty Woman’  who’s stuck in the 80s in latex and way too fitted mini dresses on an incredibly hot body nonetheless, with a beautiful head the size of a IRL barbie doll – perm curls, pink lipstick, blue eyeshadow et all. Three things the 80s bombshell borderline call-girl always seemed to have on: a lot of sass, a lot of hairspray, and a pair of thigh-high-boots. Fast forward a few decades and 2 things continue to reign the trendy sartorial world: sass, which is replaced by swag, so tomato tomato there, AND thigh-high-boots, the latter being still the hottest shoes in history, with the most epic superpower of them all – they can wowza any outfit in a millisecond, dressing up the most boring piece of shit you have on. On one condition: that you dare to wear them. Aaaah but you see the plot thickens right there. Pulling these suckers on, all the way up to your crotch if you’re a brave fashionista ain’t enough. You gotta take these borderline ...

The world’s biggest discoveries since Columbus are not avocados, landing on the Moon, water on Mars, peanut butter, post-its. No. No. It’s the ANKLE BOOTS people. If right now you are questioning my shallowness… go ahead, by all means. But while you do it, let me ask you one thing: what are you wearing – shoes wise – in the cold season? Is it avocado? Do you drape yourselves in peanut butter and go on a Moon-Mars vacay? Errrr… I guess nooooot. I’m actually guessing you’re pretty much living in ankle boots once it’s autumn and then winter, so… joke’s on you. Jokes-nobody’s-laughing-at-except-for-me aside, I really do think the ubiquity of ankle boots is way past trends, and winter must-have lists, and what to wear in the cold season. They’ve become even more than a staple if that’s possible. They’re the no-brainer shoes in our closets. The can’t live without water in our s...