to the max

lately, maxi dresses just haven't felt right. Something about wearing a flowing skirt with sandals in February, even an eighty degree February, just doesn't feel right. It's like kicking sand in the face of a crab, it doesn't do any harm but you still feel dirtbag (kicking sand on a crab can't hurt it right? I mean, they bury themselves in the sand... if you have a better metaphor I'm totally open to it).
This 10 Crosby by Derek Lam Fall 2013 knee high skin boot and slitted skirt feels A-OK though. Would you wear this look?
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