Friends, a warm coat and strong coffee

What a better way to kick start the week than having some coffee while sitting by the sea and chatting with good friends?
The weather is definitely chillier now, so out came my brown princess coat from ZARA. And those boots... I got them for 20 euros several years ago and I rarely wear them. Finally, I found an outfit I can wear them with, but I still haven't decided if they're totally silly. They tie back with pon-pons, for goodness' sake!
What do you think? Cute, silly or plain ugly? The boots, I mean.

My fellow coffee-drinkers and very talented photographers, voted "cute". But they don't count, as they're friends.

Tell me what you think, please?