^^hear hear, open toed BOOTS, talk about preppy 'n pointless.
In terms of function..yeah this doesn't need much discussion. But I just gotta say, jeez I'd feel silly wearing them if I had a pair. Because people wear boots as a protective cold weather item. Imagine someone going "Hold on let me put on my 'boots'" and oh, look at that, their toes are sticking out, what the ****?
Of course people wear them because they think it looks nice and whatever, but that provides no excuse for me either, because in terms of style I find them too preppy cutesy for my taste, eugh