Dr. Martens wedges! PPL? Should I try a size down? + $3 COH jeans

My Dr. Martens wedge boots arrived today! I ran and measured the heels as soon as I got home - was dismayed at first to see that they are 3.5" (I was sure they'd be too long for my pants, which I'd been wearing with a 1.5" heel)... but I was pleasantly surprised to find that they look pretty dang good. They are very comfy, and the leather is nice and soft and already softening even more as I walk around the apartment. I'm 100% sure they'll be comfy.

First two outfit pics are with new jeans. #3 are $3 COH Ingrids from Goodwill Outlet. #4 are with $2 Goldsign jeans from the swap meet. The rest are *all* jeans I never hemmed because I thought they looked better long. Sorry, no pics with dresses; these boot babies are here for jeans usage first and foremost.

My questions:
-The boots fit bigger than my other boots... but there are no half sizes in this style. Should I try a size down? Do my feet look gigantic in #4??

- Does the heel height look good? It's way better than dragging my hems along the ground, as I was wont to do, but that means I am not a qualified authority on this subject... Unless y'all hate it, I want to either keep these or try the size down.

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14 years ago

suzanne

Active Member

I think you look beautiful! Aren't you the lucky one to find those stunning jeans for $3. I think the boots look fine - I've never seen anything like them and I really like them. (Something like Victorian governess meets biker meets Goth) If it would improve the fit, size down, but as far as looks are concerned they look right to me. Enjoy!

Louise

Veteran

Oooooo I love these I've been eying them up on the doc martens website but fear the heel is a bit high for me I find docs big too due to not doing half sizes, I've always found the next size down to be too small so i size up and pop a comfy insole in to get rid of a bit of the room. Your feet don't look huge from here x

Jjsloane

Super cute boots - keep. I'd also love to see more of them (they wear well with the jeans, but why hide them so?) I always find Docs a bit roomy and usually just wear thicker socks. If you can try the smaller without sacrificing the larger give it a shot. I just got these for practically nothing and LOVE them:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00452V558

rae

(website)

Suzanne, your Victorian-biker-goth assessment pleases me to no end. Thank you for the feedback.

Jjsloane, your Docs are SO fab - I kind of want some for the office now! I probably will end up wearing the wedges with other things, but I want to make my decision based on the main shoe "hole" right now. I have plenty of boots that work with dresses already.

Louise, thank you for sharing your experience with Docs! I have a feeling the 8 will be too small as well, but I'm going to give it a try. Good tip about the insoles; I will definitely do that if the smaller size fails me.

Cilleena

Love those boots! I think the pants look fine with them. If no half sizes , I would personally keep the bigger size, but I have super fussy feet and trade bigger looking feet for comfort. Not that your feet look big in these boots. They don't look big to me.