These boots were made for walking...

Don't you just hate it when you have a perfect picture in your mind of something you really want. It might be a coat, maybe a handbag, but in my case it was a pair of boots.

It all started around this time last year when I fell in love with a pair of black knee high boots with gold buckles in River Island. I tried them on, walked (well, tottered) around the shop a couple of times and convinced myself that I needed these boots in my life. I took them off, fully prepared to get them boxed up when I decided to check how much these little beauties were.

They were £80! I was gutted - there was no way I could justify spending that much on a pair of boots that I could only just about manage to shuffle across the floor in! So I left them there and searched high and low for a similar pair that weren't quite so much.

I never did find them. All I had in my head was this image of the River Island boots, and no other pair of boots quite matched up to them as far as I was concerned.

That is, until now. I went shopping on Saturday, not looking for boots specifically, but then I thought "What the hell, I'll see what's about!" and ended up venturing into Barratts. I promise it had nothing to do with the huge "20% OFF!" signs plastered in the windows...

Now, I don't know about you, but Lotus boots don't usually scream fashion to me. For some reason they always remind me of shoes that my nan used to wear... but now I know that you should never judge a book by its cover, or in this case, you should never judge a box by its lid.

These gorgeous boots are just what I've been looking for; the heels aren't too high, I love the buckle detail and they fit my leg perfectly!

As I mentioned, I found these in Barratts and they were £48 (reduced from £60). I'm not sure if the "20% OFF" offer is still on in stores, but it's still available online if you use discount code "EVERYTHING".

I'm off to give my new boots a quick polish before I wear them later on!

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