A small fashion emergency

This may sound trivial, and it probably is, but I have a minor fashion emergency. I have to visit one of my clients' plants soon and they have clothing requirements that include long pants and closed shoes with no high heels. Anyone who's seen my closet knows this could be a problem.

The only closed shoes I have without high heels are my Uggs, running shoes, a pair of tall, black riding boots, hiking boots and Sketchers. Somehow I don't think any of these will work in a professional setting - especially in the August heat.

I completely understand. They have to be safe. But what's a girl to do?

Go shopping!

The quickest place to see the most shoes is at DSW. I saw dozens of ballet flats and low-heel pumps and wedges there. They're just not me. And I would feel like an old-maid school head mistress in those low-heel pumps. I didn't see a single pair I was even tempted to pick up muchless try on.

There's a 1990s style coming back - those short, lace-up army-looking boots. They're just funky enough for me to like them and low-heeled, rounded toe and enclosed enough to fit my client's clothing rules. So I bought a pair in black.

It probably wouldn't matter to them what I wear since the plant is in the middle of a national forest - literally in the middle of nowhere. They may not be as professional as I'd like, but they'll get me through the event, and I'll actually wear them again.

Love to the single girls,

Addison