Went shopping with my MIL today and had in the back of my mind that should I come across the right black booties to replace my beyond-repair Blowfish black booties, I would bite.

We have a new Michael Kors store in one of our local malls (very dangerous...) and I saw the SA putting these in the window for their new fall display. They just arrived today and I was the first customer to try them on (do I get a discount for being first???).

These are incredibly comfortable, high quality boots. They are smooth black leather in the front and then snakeskin embossed black leather in the back. I absolutely LOVE the gold zipper on the outside. IMHO the boots are the perfect mix of refined and a bit rugged. I have no doubt they will work with pants so wanted to show them to you with a skirt since I wear skirts and dresses more than pants. I don't want a lot of bling or detail to take away from the sleekness of the boot so in that respect, these are perfect. Even though the heel is 2.5 inches, the footbed is so comfortable and the angle of the foot subtle enough that having walked around in the house with them on for almost an hour has not bothered my knee at all. My only hesitation is the height of the shaft - my Blowfish booties that I'm replacing are more like shooties, in that they only came to my ankle bone. Do I need to replace with an exact like style?

I am heavily leaning towards keeping these but want to make sure they look good to your eye and that they work with my style. So keep or return? (Gain thinks I should buy them based on the bag!)

I'm also showing you the taupe suede Toms booties that hubby suggested I buy. Aren't they fab? (I know they don't go with the outfit but wanted to show you the booties).