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There are a wide variety of styles to choose from when shopping for women’s boots. They are among the most shopped for footwear for women, especially when cooler weather is setting in. Thankfully, there are many websites that offer great prices for women’s boots, though some have better deals than others. Being a smart consumer and shopping around for the best deal makes it probable you will get the most bang for your buck.

Because women’s boots are made in many different styles, you may find it difficult to choose just one pair. The beauty is, you can’t have too many stylish boots! From wedge heel boots to above the ankle, or knee-high, there are so many boots to choose from and so few days to wear them all.

Leather boots can make a statement with jeans and a blouse or even a short skirt and blazer. Boots with buckles are more popular with younger crowds, while wide calf boots appear to be popular with thirty-something women.

If you’re into the club scene, then fringed boots paired with skinny jeans is the newest craze. However, if you are a woman whose clothes and not just shoes make the statement, then the more sophisticated knee-high boot worn beneath straight-legged trousers is more appropriate.

Right now, women’s boots come in more styles and from more makers than at any time before in history. From Timberland boots to New Balance boots, there is an endless selection of manufacturers and designers from which to choose. Colours include every shade of the rainbow and materials now include suede, leather, rubber, plastic, wool and even wood.

Whatever it is you’re looking for in a pair of women’s boots, it can most likely be found. From hiking boots to boots for work, women’s boots are available for just about any wardrobe. If you do not find reason to dress up on a regular basis, a simple ankle boot is adequate and will even add a few inches to your height, while still being comfortable and fashionable enough to wear with jeans and a sweater. If you’re a woman looking to add a statement to your outfit, then women’s boots with a stiletto heel are not only one option you have, they should be the only option for you. One designer in particular offers only stiletto boots and does so in a wide variety of colours to complement any outfit. Whether you are a professional woman or a housemother, there is a boot for you to match any mood or outfit.

Fashion boots that offer versatility in both style and price can be found with a heel anywhere from ½ inch to 6 inches. If you do not wear heels often, but want to add a little height, a 2-inch heel is appropriate while still providing comfort. Flat boots have a ½ inch height, so if you want to go with a shorter heel, this is one that will work with any outfit.

With so many different choices, it is fortunate online shopping has made it easy for you to find what you want, as well as get a good deal too. There are countless websites that offer free shipping on orders of a certain amount, while others include shipping in the price of the boots, or free shipping and free returns on all orders. Remember to consider the designer, style, intended use, and cost when deciding which online retailer is best for you, and soon you’ll be walking in the boots made just for you.

For some time now there’s been a clamouring in the ethical fashion world for more high profile names in fashion to get with the ethical programme and start banging the sustainability drum. We know it’s superficial, but it’s an undeniable truth that big names get big press and without them it’s hard to convey important messages in engaging and aspirational ways. Especially in an industry like fashion that’s all about glitz and glamour. So we’re delighted that ethical fashion in the UK is now getting some much needed star quality from the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Erin O’Connor, Lily Cole, Livia Firth and now Laura Bailey.

Ethical Fashion Advocate Laura Bailey has been one of the UK’s top models for the best part of two decades and, while she is still working intermittently in front of the lens, she is now using the majority of her time to act as an advocate for ethical and sustainable fashion backstage. She also writes regularly on fashion for Vogue’s Green Style Blog and other publications.

Ethical fashion and the mainstream industry have run in parallel with each other for some time now, without much crossover. The Estethica show each season has done great work raising the profile of ethical designers at London Fashion Week, but it still remains a ghetto inside the main exhibition.

London Fashion Week SS11 However, at this season’s London Fashion Week it was noticeable that ethical fashion’s star quality was on the rise, with a catwalk at Clarence House and the new “She Died From Beauty” label from Erin O’Connor and stylist friend Kate Halfpenny creating quite a stir. Laura Bailey is another example of a fashion insider, with access to all the key hearts and minds in the mainstream industry, who really has some clout to try and start encouraging change from the inside out.

Working with Made in Kenya Earlier this year Laura travelled with the Fairtrade ethical jewellery label Made to Kenya to work with local artisans on a new collaborative collection. Last month her designs for Made were launched in John Lewis and Topshop and are apparently doing brisk business next to other mainstream brands. Below you can see the video of Laura’s visit to the Made workshop.

Laura Bailey Interviewed at Fashion Business Club At the recent Fashion Business Club event held in London, Laura Bailey was interviewed by Vogue.com editor Dolly Jones in the Swarovski Store. The surroundings and the audience could not have been more Fashion, with a capital F, and yet the topic of the day was Laura’s work as an advocate for ethical fashion. So we are certainly beginning to see some mainstream infiltration going on, thanks to Laura’s work.

It is great news for ethical fashion to have such an eloquent, passionate, hands on, and informed spokesperson.