Lori's Fashion Reaction: Booties are in. Metallics are...not.

Lori (of Two Small Town Girls fame, you know back when we lived together in San Diego and wrote all about our crazy San Diego adventures) and I email back and forth during the day to talk about really important things, like what kind of candy we're going to get for Halloween, or if we think a detox diet is a good idea. Call her a "girl next door" if you like, but she's also in line to be my life guru. She's my go to girl for all things life related, which includes the oh so life and death question: to bootie or not to bootie.

Witness this: booties are everywhere this season (including Jessica Simpson's shoe collection, and we all know Jessica Simpson knows what's going ON). Lori gives her unfiltered fashion reaction (a quick two second immediate response) to all things bootie.

The expensive bootie: from Nordstrom



Lori's FASHION REACTION: I actually like them. But let me tell you why. They are a good brand and are probably pretty comfortable for heels; the heel is not too high; I love suede anything pretty much; and the neutral color makes up for the slightly quirky style. These are a go.



The cheap bootie: from Alloy.com



Lori's FASHION REACTION: Although the grey is nice, the metallic just doesn't do it for me. Are we really going back to the 80s? Did they run out of good ideas that fast? Unlike the expensive version, they aren't that versatile. They are a no.


The artisitc bootie: from Macys.com



Lori's FASHION REACTION: Whoa! That's a whoa. Very Cyndi Lauper-esque. They're on sale though...



Verdict: You can bootie, if you bootie right.