Have you noticed that this season’s must have is a flat black boot? There are all kinds. The scrunch, the eques­trian, the cow­boy, the mil­i­tary, the har­ness and the moto, etc.

These terms become very impor­tant when search­ing google for the lat­est boots you saw on a celebrity as I did on my cur­rent style icon, Halle Berry.

I wanted a boot that was edgy, but not like I was try­ing too hard; would look good with jeans, skirts, tights and leg­gings; com­fort­able enough to wear to the mall and styl­ish enough to wear at a trade show. Lastly, they had to be rea­son­ably priced and some­thing that I would con­sider a classic.

I already own a few pair of Frye Har­ness boots. They’re great but a bit too chunky. Doc Martens are way too hip­ster, St. Mark’s Place NYC circa 1984 for me.

I had my heart set on Fioren­tini + Baker Eter­nity boot. 

They are just yummy look­ing. I’m a sucker for great leather. Alas, they are $545.00. I am sure they’d be worth it, but after study­ing the pic­ture and mul­ti­ple views, I decided that I need some­thing a bit less detailed. I loved the cross of Mil­i­tary and Motorcycle..so I had some­thing to start with.