Combat

I was not quite a teenager when the grunge trend first came around. I begged for Doc Martens (which retailed for a shocking $100 at the time and caused my parents to basically ground me for even asking) and settled on a pair of black Converse as a consolation prize. I wore them with Carhart jeans and a flannel shirt and pretty much looked like a maintenance man when I probably should have been courting my first kiss. Oh well. But now grunge is being reinvented. I was walking behind this model/DJ type the other day who was wearing an oversized t-shirt, black sheer tights as bottoms (!!!) and combat boots with some sort of retro wool swing coat. She looked awesome, but I realized right off the bat that her awesome is not necessarily my awesome. And actually, her awesome is my butch lesbian. So bummer on that one. But then my sister’s starlet friend came to visit and she had on boots similar to the above. Not exactly the same, mind you. I bet hers cost like the equivalent of four pairs of Doc Martens, but these are on sale for $44.50 on Delias.com and I totally bought them. A nice alternative to the thick-soled look of yesteryear and a tad more feminine. Just sayin.