November 3rd, 2009 by The Barefoot Blogger: Laura Kleinbaum

It’s been years now since I received my first pair of Uggs.  They were Classic Tall Chestnut.  Over the years, my style evolved from miniskirts to tucked skinny jeans, but I hung onto the Uggs. In the old days, they were new and cool, and really appealed.  I fell in love.  We did everything together from bar-hopping to mall-shopping.  But times change.  People change.  Years into our relationship, I grew tired of them.  They were old hat.  Their leather grew wrinkles and age spots—I never wore them out on Saturday night.  Instead, I left them home, relegated to the back of the closet under a heap of puffy down Gap vests, Abercrombie polos, and a knit poncho.  I wanted something new, something fresh, something exciting.  The thing is though, I still wanted comfort and warm feet.  I was just bored and sick of the same lackluster standby.  I wanted to trade them in for a new model.  I wanted a mistress.

Here’s what I found :

The Koolaburra ‘Plume’: They’re very “It Girl.”

The Australia Luxe Collective ‘Angel’: A little intimidating, as they’re so bad ass.  The trick is, you don’t just wear them. You ROCK them.

The Australia Love ‘Corset’:  And you thought these boots couldn’t be feminine.

The Muk Luks ‘Sweater Knit’:  The perfect Sunday brunch boot.  (Fit Tip: They’re great for supple calves.)

The Australia Love ‘Spat’: Fashion forward and uniquely interesting. You won’t see yourself coming and going in these boots.

I can’t promise I won’t want to grow old with my original ratty Uggs some day, so for now I keep these new boots in a seperate closet.  They’re young.  They’re hot.  They turn heads.  And I feel better than ever!

Get them all from Barefoot Tess!