My Tabi loafers were too precious ... I soon found the proverbial porridge: a vintage pair of Frye cowboy boots I snagged on eBay for $33. They were reliable and avant-garde, but also ready ...

The Tabi boot was once a rather niche footwear style with a cult following of cloven-hoofed fans among the downtown demimonde, but in the past few years seemingly every celebrity from Kylie Jenner ...