Blowfish is already a popular brand over in Europe, but I hadn’t heard of it until last summer when I waltzed into Urban Outfitters in downtown San Francisco and saw their Hobbit boot. True, it’s a funny name and I felt a tad bit like Frodo Baggins when I put them on, but only for a second or two.

I’m on the vertically challenged side so I don’t usually purchase ankle boots because they often make my legs look about five inches long, but the cool thing about this boot is that see those buttons? They’re not just for looks. I unbutton mine halfway down and fold the cuff over at an angle because the inside is a different color than the outside (mine are black with a green interior) and the color contrast is super cute!

Blowfishshoes.com sells them for $49, but you can also find them in patterns that don’t scream we-were-made-from-your-granny’s-old-curtains for the same price at Delia’s.