I broke a rule. It’s a girl rule AND a fashion rule so it’s pretty important. I bought the same thing as a friend. Before you gasp and point your fingers yelling, “shame” let me explain. I work with this cute, stylish girl who loves vintage shopping so whenever we work together we talk about our latest finds, stores we plan to visit, etc. She owns these amazing brown lace-up boots and I have been obsessed with them forever. On Friday, I was in the Queen East Area (Riverdale) and I had to visit Common Sort, a great consignment/thrift store that I never get the chance to visit as often as I would like. I have found some great boots before and was hoping to score again. I saw these suede beauties and instantly fell in love! But, they reminded my of my friend’s pair. I sat reasoning with myself – they are vintage so they’re not exactly the same, but if I were her I would think I was a bit creepy for buying something so similar (and maybe more creepy for writing about it). In the end I decided that they were classics and many people had this style of boot. I didn’t think that she wouldn’t mind (hoping her pair are actually more different then I remember). Plus I could just stop hanging out with her. (Joking!) Luckily the boots fit so I quickly took them into my arms and purchased them for $35.

Horror (and Quick cleaning tip)

Last night, under the influence of alcohol, I decided it was a good idea to take these boots out on the town. Two days after I got them I spilled drinks all over them! After searching for tips, ehow pointed me in the right direction. One of the suggestions was to use an eraser on the stain. I thought this was a bit crazy but I was willing to try it before doing something more risky. I’m happy to say that it worked really well! It didn’t get the stain completely out but if you have a small stain it would work perfectly. I must point out that if you “erase” too hard it wears away at the fabric.

To finish cleaning my boots I used ehow’s last resort for a home remedy – vinegar.

Apply a small amount of white vinegar to a lightly dampened cloth as a last resort for cleaning suede shoes.

It worked! Again be careful, you should always test home remedies first to see what effect they will have on your items.

Make a Day of it:

Here are a few other thrift/vintage shops down Queen East. There are some great cafes and restaurants too – you can easily spend an entire day in that area!

Common Sort – 804 Queen St. E – 416.463.7678

Value Village - 924 Queen St. E – 416.778.4818

Mira’s Boutique - 2238 Queen St. E – 416.669.4005

Check out my map for vintage shops in other parts of Toronto.

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