The Wrap Boot: Yay or Nay?

Alright, I have an unhealthy obsession with boots, which means I spend considerable time perusing sites looking for interesting ones to potentially add to my already-massive collection. I'm looking for boots that bring a new dimension to my life, that are fierce and wearable and unexpected at the same time. Boots that can dress up skinny jeans and a T-shirt, or tone down a beaded party dress.

These Irregular Choice Wrap Boots ($225) caught my eye, but it's so hard to find the right wrap boot.






Let me explain.

If we were to do dig back into the celeb style archive [of my fashion-obsessed brain], you might remember that Kate Hudson put wrap boots on the map back a few years back when she wore these fabulous (read: wildly expensive) gray button-up versions by Thomas Wylde.


There have been a few variations on the wrap boot since, but few have actually measured up to look as perfectly luxe and casual as Ms. Hudson's.

For instance Tara Subkoff for Easy Spirit's Tall Covered Boots from 2006 didn't quite measure up:



Is it naive of me to think the Irregular Choice boots just might be the ticket?
Or should I just give up on the quest all together...