Elizabeth and James makes work boots that aren’t exactly made for working
I came to see the Elizabeth and James E-Moxy Booties for the first time because one of my friends on Twitter sent me a link to them, professing her dislike. The link was actually to the brown suede version of the design, which I tend to agree are not the most attractive shoes I’ve ever seen. Redone in black leather, they’re not half bad.
What this design does really well is take fall’s trends for black leather booties and platform work boots, combine the two, and strip them down to their most essential elements. In doing so, some of the faddish qualities are eliminated from both and the shoe turns out to be a simple, very sexy, somewhat affordable fall option.








If anyone out there was still dubious about the cyclical nature of trends after the fashion world’s recent jaunt through the 80s, the sudden resurgence of Doc Marten’s should put his or her incredulity to rest. Just like the hair bands and mall pop of the late 80s gave way to the grunge of the early 90s, fashion is now ready to relive the flannel and work-boot glory days of Nirvana and Alice in Chains. 



