Prada OTK Boots
All I want for Christmas is a pair of OTK boots!
I first read about over the knee boots (OTK) on the pages of Vogue’s September issue and then saw them soon after on the streets of Montréal, Canada’s gateway to European fashion.
Your initial thought on OTK boots might be: boots that creep up the thigh are strikingly similar to boots a “lady of the night” might wear while prevailing a street corner at 3am. The key to wearing this style appropriately is to be mindful of heel height and boot material. 6″ platform stilettos in vinyl don’t exactly reek class, however, a low heel in suede are definitely 9-5 business friendly.
“You want OTK boots fitted around your ankle”
The best style for work is a flat or a kitten heel (basically a miniature stiletto, under 2 inches in height). When trying on these boots, look at how the fabric sits around your ankle – you want OTK boots fitted around you ankle rather than baggy.
Do you ever get the feeling when you’re shopping that you have a nemesis who has purchased everything in your size like 10 minutes prior to you entering the store? Mid-December is a perfect time of year to get a pair of fashionable boots on sale and in your size. You can wait until early-January, but if you’re anything like me (size 6 figure and size 9 feet – okay okay, size 6 when I have the flu and size 8 when healthy), your sizes tend to disappear first in the sales. So hit up those stores early!
The OTK look is a worthwhile investment as it will still be in vogue fall/winter 2010. If you live in a smaller town where trendy boot shops aren’t readily available, check out Brown’s Online…$5 and they’ll deliver right to your door!
Check out the below video to see how trendy, yet real women wear their OTK’s in NYC.
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