Outfitting: Rockin' da Boots (last one of the day, I promise)

I have had so much trouble getting these boots to work with anything other than this skirt. Maybe it's the plum color, but they also have this really odd shaft height that stops right where my calves get fat. I've learned to stick to either ankle or knee boots, but I couldn't resist the luscious leather and quality handiwork one can expect from Frye, and the truth is, I love the boots just the way they are. Even if they end up sitting on my bookshelf for 90% of the year.