Back in my less ethical omni/dietary vegetarian days, I was a big fan of Doc Martens. And I say this as someone who was never really into shoes to begin with (certainly not in a stereotypically “girly” way, anyhow). In particular, I had this one pair of gold, glittery sequined boots that were just fierce. My shit kickers, I called ‘em, but not because they were designed for wear while doing hard, dirty labor – rather, they imparted a feeling of bad-assness (assitude?), such that I felt like I could cut through any amount of bullshit while stomping around in those bad girls. (Think definition #6 vs. #1 in the Urban Dictionary.)

So when the nice folks at Vegan Chic offered to send me a pair of winter boots for review, I jumped at the offer – more specifically, at their Workshoe-Inspired Women’s Vegan Boot. Alas, so did everyone else; in the time it took me to shoot an email to a Vegan Chic rep, my size sold out! Luckily, these shoes proved so popular that Vegan Chic recommissioned them. Score! I received my very own pair a few weeks ago, I am happy to report.

The weather has been dreadful as of late, and seeing as I work at home and all, I haven’t much left the house. I did, however, wear these outside yesterday while shoveling off the patio. It was 15 degrees if that, and snowy and windy to boot. Bundled as I was in a freezer jacket and two hand-me-down left-hand Isotoner gloves,* my feet were the only body parts that stayed warm. The pleather repelled the melting snowflakes wonderfully,

keeping my feet dry and toasty. Probably I wouldn’t wear these out in a monster snowstorm – there was only a few inches of snow for me to shovel – but that’s just because I wouldn’t want to punish such good-looking shoes.

If the reviews on Vegan Chic are any indication, these boots seem to run a little on the large side; if you’re getting them for winter wear, though, you’ll want a little extra room for thick, cozy socks anyhow. I doubled up, with a pair of anklets under my super-awesome, super-happy rainbow Scooby Doo slipper socks.

They’re just barely peeking over the top of the boots, see?

Who says I’m not totally cute and cuddly, hmmm?

By the by, that last photo has a photocopy layer blended on top of the actual photo, to give it that quirky day-glo look. The boots are much darker and more muted than this!

* Ugh, yes, leather trim and all. I keep meaning to replace them, but winters in Missouri are usually so mild, this is the first year I’ve had a need for thick winter gloves. Bad vegan, bad!

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