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When a Sandal and a Boot Fall In Love . . . You Get Spring's Most Daring Shoe

What do you get when you mix two of the biggest seasonal footwear staples? Answer: the sandal boot. It's a style that we saw a lot on Spring's runways, from Oscar de la Renta's laser-cut leather booties to the knee-high gladiator styles at Altuzarra and Proenza Schouler — and we have to admit that as risky as they are, we're loving this new shoe hybrid. Fusing the style and ease of a classic sandal with the height of a boot, the sexy silhouette is not for the faint of heart; it's the ultimate statement shoe and will undoubtedly garner tons of attention (not to mention a few double-takes). Ready to dive into the daring Spring trend? Click through to shop some of the most wearable pairs now.

Best denim jackets

As the days get warmer it's time to shrug off your winter coat and switch to something cooler - in both senses of the word. Here, Mr Porter have selected six of the best denim jackets from the likes of Alexander McQueen, Maison Martin Margiela and Jean.Machine.

Best padded jackets

A well chosen padded jacket won't just protect you from the winter winds - pick right and it'll look equally at home draped over a suit jacket Italian-style as it will zipped up aprés-ski. Here's seven of the best for autumn/winter 11 from the likes of Aspesi, Woolrich and Burberry Prorsum, as selected by Mr Porter.

Yes, It Is Possible To Look Good In An Epic Blizzard—Here's Proof

 

How 'bout that weather, eh gang? We spent all day yesterday running around town looking and feeling like semi-drowned, fully-frozen rats, so we just assumed everyone else was in the same boat. And then we came across this stunner yesterday afternoon, looking positively gorgeous while chilling (literally) in front of Milk Studios for MADE Fashion Week. Sometimes, life just isn't fair.

Our photographer was a little preoccupied with the razor-sharp sleet-of-doom, howling winds, and holy-crap-it's-cold temps, so he unfortunately didn't manage to catch her name. This unidentified frosty fox would look ah-mazing on any normal day, but she gets super-duper extra credit for managing to look this fly in the middle of a storm that made every meteorologist in the Tri-State area curl up into a little ball on the floor and quietly weep in fear.

That hair. Those lips. That traffic-stopping smile! She's just about the only person we saw yesterday who didn't look majorly pissed-off at the world and the unfortunate turn of the weather. It takes a supremely cool chick to look Mother Nature in the eye like that and just laugh at the absurdity of the situation. So, well played, curly-coiffed goddess, well played. And if you happen to see this, do drop us a line and let us know what that lipstick shade is — we're dying to know...