fall + flats: my top 5 shoe picks for fall '11

I consider myself a heel girl.  When I go shoe shopping, I am instantly drawn toward the most striking of high-heeled beauties, often gorgeously detailed and unapologetically impractical.  Unfortunately, 2011 has been filled with obligations like an old, sick doggy and a semi-insane work schedule, causing my social life (and thus occasions to which I'd be wearing heels) to border on nonexistent.  Because of this, I've watched my sweet little collection of extravagantly heeled shoes pathetically gather dust on its rack.

So for fall, I decided that any shoe purchases I make - other than wedding shoes, of course - need to be flats.  I'm catching myself cringe as I write this, but it's the truth.  (Side note: boots may or may not count). Thankfully, this fall is full of fun, bold flats that just might be giving their fancy high-heeled cousins a run for their money. 

Marilyn Fabric Flat by Rocket Dog, $35.

Vegan Fringe Enchant Tie Flats by Cri De Coeur, $100.

Scarf-top Skimmers in Grey, Anthropologie, $148.
(Top image background shoes also by Anthropologie).

Betsey Johnson Moulin Rhubarb shoe at Modcloth.com, $89.99.

Thunderbird II Moccasin by Minnetonka, $45.

What about you?  Are there any flats you're especially looking forward to for fall?