new shoes, old boots

Shoes should be new. And boots should be old. Always old. Well, not old as in big toe poking out a comical hole in the front and smell that'd make homeless people shy but old looking. Weathered and/or distressed as fashion folk would declare. I was recently asked how long it took for me to 'wear in' my boots. I looked down realizing the kicks that had started off reminding me of the first days of school donning my clarks now had been transformed into the well loved, well used pair i now wear with pride. Boots should always be old (looking) and shoes always new, new, New!