With summer not just in the rear-view mirror but officially in the past, the heavier-duty section of your shoe-drobe, by now, should be in daily use. But while you might be able to eke out bare ankles ...

Trade in your basic boots for the season's best textures and boldest styles, from sleek croc-embossed to edgy and chunky ...

By Dan Joling, The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Darrell Bachmann doesn’t wear ruby slippers, but when he clicks his heel, something magical happens. Bachmann invented KickSpikes, a boot ...