For a couple of years now winter in NYC can considered somewhat mild compared to our neighbors in canuck land allowing most of us, myself included to get by without proper winter boots. Galoshes work fine but if style is an issue you don’t always want  to rock a rubber boot. Thankfully I came across The Newport by Sam Edelman. Over the knee, crepe sole and lines with faux furfrom the ankle all the way up. The only drawback is that folded down they don’t look as cool. They’re not for rugged snow trekking but you can survive  a couple of snow/slush falls in style. Available at zappos. More images on the flip.

Pictured brands (L-R): Dolce Vita, Bernardo, Sam Edelman & Sam Edelman

David Z, for those of you who aren’t familiar with the N.Y. retail scene, has been holding down the shoe needs of fashion-obsessed city dwellers for basically ever. No, you’re not gonna find ground-breaking, sky-high heels there, but you will find stylish shoes that will end up being the season’s eyecatching workhorse. We asked women’s buyer Christina Ciglar to break down leading trends at her stores and also what she thinks the edgier fashionistas will be hunting for. This is what she had to say:

“The leading trend for this spring will be flat sandals with embellishments, updated gladiators, and covered-up sandal styles. After a long, cold winter customers are looking forward to wearing the spring fashion. The fashion forward customer will be wearing ’70’s influenced styles, chunky heels and platforms to go with the jumper trend. The same girl cannot wear the sky-high heels that have been out with the new clothing trends because that overall look is too hookerish.”

More shoe images on the other side.

Fall shoe and boots sales are starting to heat up at Karmaloop so I asked buyer extraordinaire Dina to send me some jpegs of shoes that she thinks are gonna be big hits this fall. Get ‘em before they sell out!

^^Jeffrey Campbell Pila Boot: Look closely, these have little winglets.

Three more on the other side, including a fab pair of fur-capped, knee-high boots…

Some of the most wanted styles this summer have been by Sam edelman.For Fall  08 he strikes gold again with the "Uri boot" who if it’s not already ,will be one of th most wanted fall boots.Don’t wait until you see them on Gossip Girl ! By then it will be over trust me…

Available Here @ Nordstrom