When I think of fall, and “back to school” shopping, the first thing I think of is shoes. When I was younger I always got to buy a new pair of gym shoes for school and it was so exciting. I would spend weeks researching which colors and styles were trendy so I could get the coolest shoes. I knew I would be wearing these shoes for the rest of the year so I wanted to make sure I got a solid pair.

Now, I just buy a black pair of Nikes and move on from the gym shoe department. What I really focus on are my boots. If I had to pick a favorite pair of shoes, it would be my boots. This summer you could even argue that I wore more boots than I actually wore sandals (because of work), but still my preference.

Since shoes, in general, are so crucial to my wardrobe, I wanted to devote an entire blog post to my favorite shoes of the season. My goal this season is to get a new pair of shoes in each one of these categories. (I better start deal hunting and saving my money now!)

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