I heart Rain Boots (and Target.com)!

When it comes to fashion, I like color. A lot. I like patterns and texture. I like bold pieces that hinge toward ugly. Baby-puke yellow? Love it. Feathered accessories? Fabulous. Lime green anything? Especially if it’s paired with hounds tooth. I guess you could say my style swings a little to the left.

Enter the rain boot. Rubber. Bright. Obnoxiously patterned. Perfect!

After seeing this synthetic-breed of boot sloshing through a rainy SoHo last fall, it shot to the top of the must-have list. How did I not already own this fabulous footwear? I canvassed Denver, but my efforts proved fruitless short of a few random spottings here and there, and those displays were intended for children. Because really, what woman of nearly 30 would wear polka-dotted galoshes?

Um, this one.

With spring and summer came warm weather, chasing thoughts of stifling, knee high rubber boots far away. But in the cooling days of September, they are back. During a recent lunch with my girlfriend Danielle, the subject came up, as all most-important, discussion-worthy topics do, and she casually mentioned Target.com.

Freakin’ jackpot, people!

Since my giddy excitement over the mere 76 options has worn off, I’m left in rain boot overload. Here are some of my favorites: (not to be confused with the most ridiculous Target.com has to offer…)

There is the more subtle, classy option:

Noteworthy plaids (a must-have for this season!):

Fabulous prints:

A little slice of organic:

The “Audacity of Hope” model:

And some sweet graphics as well:

How is a bold-color-loving, pattern-and-texture-adoring, almost-ugly-piece-preferring girl supposed to choose?

Is it over the top to have 5 pairs of rain boots?

Eeny-meeny-miny-moe…