What's your bottom line?

For a few years now, the first sign of fall means my sister and I are in a dire search for fall boots.  Everyone in the blogoshere swears by the Steve Madden Inka and Intyce boots. We love them too.

But if you noticed the title, it's time for a confession: ours boots are fakes.

Source: Inka, Intyce

My sister and I fell in love with the Inkas when they came out 2 years ago.  Unfortunately, the $100+ price range didn't resonate well with us.  Fortunately, we were able to pick out a pair from Target for $30.  

I have the black pair while my sister has the cognac colored pair:

They look almost the same, right? Someone thought my sister's pair was the real deal.  

A few weeks ago, hubs ordered this pair for me from Sears. 

These are not really that fake.  These 'Adela' boots are SM New York, a Steve Madden line.  Here they are again for comparison:

The Adelas are not that dull in real life and the Intyce ones are not that shiny in real life (I've tried and contemplated buying these in store).  I really think they used the same pattern.

As I said, there are caveats.  As you probably figured, the "real" ones use man-made leather uppers, while the "fakes" use really PVC.  I don't think most people can tell unless they touch the boots.  My sister and I'd probably beat them in the same amount of time.

While I love me some quality pieces of  clothing, there's something in the subconscious that keeps us from paying the $100+ price tag on the "real ones."