Design Dish: LA Adventures in vintage boot shopping.

There is little I love better than shopping. The search for the perfect fit. The excitement of a sale. The thrill of a buy. So, when my friends at StyleSectionLA.com asked me to research a piece on vintage boot shopping in LA for their awesome new website, I was in no position to say no.

Stops on the tour included Lemon Frog, Slow, Pop Killer, Decades Inc., and What Goes Around. Below are a few of my favorite boot shots from my shopping trip....

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Bill Cunningham. 79. And still talking about fringe boots.

Amongst those I would not trust to provide me with accurate fashion news, would be Mr. Rogers, Dick Cheney and this man:

But apparently Bill Cunningham, the 79 year-old New York Times Photographer, is still at it and still spotting style trends on the streets of New York.

Like this week's engaging (albeit slooooow) video segment on boots. Those 2 minutes and 57 seconds may seem like an hour as you listen to Bill talk about fringed and 'ivory,' or 'eggshell' colored Chanel boots as if he's got all the time in the world. But he certainly does know more than many of NY and LA's new 'fashion' editors. So props to Bill. Still out there. On the street.

Image: NY Times