Questionable Advice

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Maybe this is crotchety of us, but seriously, Michael Kors, when someone asks you for winter style advice, why on earth would you respond by talking about sandals? "Do wear them in chilly weather, but make sure they're your heavier suede or leather pair with gutsy straps, like Rachel Bilson's," he counsels. "Add thick tights to give a new look to everything you own. Don't attempt this with your strappy, bare sandals in summery materials." Yes, because if the two pieces of fabric holding your heel onto your bare feet are made out of gingham as opposed to suede, you might get cold. [Glamour]