I bought these leopard-print Madewell Dimes boots earlier this year on major sale, shoved them in the back of my closet...then promptly forgot about them until I was recently doing some cleaning. This doesn't happen to me as frequently as you'd expect; most of the time, I am very excited to wear my new things, but in this case, my timing was off in terms of seasonality. Thankfully, it's now peak fall and peak boot season, so here they are. I was first attracted to the Dimes boot because it's a dupe of the Staud Wally boot, which is itself a dupe for the Khaite Arizona boot. (Yes, I'm sharing yet another Khaite dupe—the fact that this brand is so popular yet so easy to knock off is...thought-provoking.) What all of these styles have in common is a squared toe, a boxy ankle, and a low, set-back heel—all of which are things I love in a boot. There are pros and cons to each (starting with price!), but I've done a thorough analysis. Read on for my honest thoughts.
