The lore of Hermes footwear has always been secondary to that of its bags handbags (and perhaps tertiary, behind both bags and scarves), but cold-weather collections like Hermes Fall 2011 give the shoes a chance to shine because of the increased leather real estate that a boot provides over, say, a sandal. Leather is always the star with this brand, and the more of it can be incorporated, the happier Hermes lovers are. Read More…

I have a new goal in life: I want to own a pair of Hermes riding boots before I die. Preferably the cream leather boots featured at the Hermes Spring 2011 runway show – how utterly divine are they? I don’t even want to think about what a nightmare they would be to keep clean, or how heartbroken I would be when they inevitably became smudged. Read More…