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Kick it: Fall boots are white hot.(The Seattle Times)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| October 01, 2003 | Sitt, Pamela | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Pamela Sitt

SEATTLE _ Finding the perfect fall boot is hard enough as it is _ and it's already October, for goodness' sake _ but this season, it's especially tough because there's so much to choose from. White! Faux black! Pointy! Round-toe! Over-the-knee! Flat!

We're exhausted already. (And our feet hurt.)

But perk up, ladies, because it's fall, and shopping for boots is one of those seasonal back-to-school-type rituals.

"For fall, it's kind of all over the place," said Keith Wagner, Nordstrom's Northwest fashion manager. "In seasons past, it would be one kind of boot. This year, it's everything."

He's not kidding. ...

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