The fashion fall season has now finally hit the stores, which means every designer has come out with a boot or two. Amongst the usual styles that pop up year after year, I've found some rather interesting ones.

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Stuart Weitzman - 5050
www.stuartweitzman.com/store/item.asp
Half leather, half micro-stretch, this is definitely something I would like to see in person and try on. Cut to be just over the knee, I think this will suit those with smaller-than-average calves.

Nina - Fabiola
www.ninashoes.com/viewall-(...4JYV).html
I'm not a big fan of tapered heels, but the side metal studs on leather tabs is what makes this interesting. And it is available in a great burgundy leather.

Marc by Marc Jacobs - Print Python Boot
www.shopbop.com/shop/product_detail.jsp
THIS was a very surprising find for me. Out of all the pop cuteness, here is something that is sexy even with the Marc Jacobs' pretty edge. Look beyond the flower petal lines, there's a python print (is it real?) and a half zipper, which seems either ingenius or ridiculously silly. Cannot be shipped to California? If you REALLY want it, then there's some way or another. Word of caution, it is also the most expensive one of this list.

J Crew - Dressage Refined Leather and Suede Boots
all leather: www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml
leather and suede: www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml
I actually saw the leather and suede version in black in a magazine advertisement, maybe my eyes were fooling me. Again this seems like it would suit someone with thin calves, or someone who is taller-than-average. I liked this one because although it is made for women, it has a very masculine feeling, and yet I can imagine it being wonderfully sexy on a feminine person. I love androgyny, what more can I say.

KORS - Aquarius Boot
www.shopbop.com/shop/product_detail.jsp
I thought KORS was a cologne name, or am I that ignorant of designers? Here is the classic lace-up in a lighter brown suede, rubber platform, and a nice looking heel arch. A pair of boots that isn't black? Not in my collection yet.

Marc by Marc Jacobs - Velvet Lace-Up Booty
www.shopbop.com/shop/product_detail.jsp
We are back to the Marc Jacobs that we are familiar with, but in black velvet and patent leather? As a pretty shoe? Is Marc Jacobs trying to be "oh-so-goth"? Please say it isn't so...



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A note to the men in this tribe: I know that for a while I've been covering womens' boots, but that really comes more from the fact that I'm female than anything else. If anyone wants to cover mens' boots, please do so! I will do my best to expand my research. Much apologies!