Okay, I love style and fashion AND I love comfort and affordability. This means that I spend a lot of time comparison shopping for the best of something so as not to waste my money. After looking online for a few days, I found this Rockport boot, the Lorraine. I looked at it on many websites, all which confirmed that it is an excellent rain boot, comes in fun colors, does the job  (that is, it will keep you dry). It is stylishly retro looking, almost like a sleek moon boot.  I was a little skeptical. After all, my elderly parents wore Rockports. But, I got mine in the mail today, and they are so hip looking and fresh. I love the shiny patent color and the nice light-weight platform. They will keep me up out of the puddles. They look hot without it looking like that's my intention. Did I mention they are comfortable? I have room to wiggle my toes, and that's a major plus as I have wide feet. I'm so happy about these boots that I ordered another Rockport boot tonight, the Lorraine Chelsea - a rain bootie in WHITE. I could not resist.