Style Cynics

All these fall boots are extremely appealing to a shoe-loving girl like me – and Gucci’s offering is no exception. However, I do take issue with the fact that this is called a bootie. In my day, booties were little knitted sock-like items that you put on babies’ feet to keep them warm. I’d call this a full-fledged boot; at least, it has the sex appeal of one, anyway. At a staggering four-and-half-inch stiletto heel height, this boot definitely towers over most of its competition. It’s swathed in black patent leather with a fiercely pointed toe and has a signature Gucci coin that tells everyone exactly whose boots you’ve got on.

No it’s not an intergalactic pencil case! Its Gucci’s newest crystal evening bag design – and it looks like well, a pencil case for an engineer or architect.

What, I could see someone putting their compass and pencil sharpeners in there.