What makes a pair of practical winter boots good?

Or is it, what makes a pair of pants good enough for your shoes?

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A controversial opinion: jeans might be holding us back from achieving winter wardrobe nirvana.

What is winter wardrobe nirvana? That thing where you never have to think abo…