https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 07 May 2026 14:42:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725811 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:06:52 +0000 Sylvie 725811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Diana, Jayne, Anna, Rae and Natalie!</p> <p>The decision is clear. The Melissas are staying.</p> <p>I'm never going to do better than this in terms of lower leg fit and quality. Plus, I've already had a moment where I didn't wear an outfit because it needed a polished knee high boot to finish it off! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725746 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:13:53 +0000 goldenpig 725746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! Like Rae I have narrow calves and ankles. And my Melissa lace-ups ARE my flat riding boots. All of the other ones I tried without laces were too wide. You are right, the lace-ups are so versatile because you get a custom fit over bare legs, jeans, etc. I bought them in black and brown, but I'd say the black ones look slightly more polished. I don't have a speck of RATE in my style so I'd say, yes the Melissa lace-ups are definitely polished. I wear mine to work all the time! Go for it, you won't regret it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725733 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:55:41 +0000 rae 725733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My flat lace-ups filly my "riding boot" hole as well. I had exactly your same issues - calf, ankle, the whole shebang. I tried on sooooo many boots, and the laces were the only answer in my case. </p> <p>I think the Melissas are definitely polished in black. Natalie has them and wears them to the office. Mine are RATE, but only because they're super beat up.<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-22-not-sure-what-to-call-this-style" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....this-style</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725714 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:26:09 +0000 Sylvie 725714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, thanks for the verdict. Laceups != riding boots.</p> <p>I think there is no outfit where I can wear laceups that couldn't be replaced by riding boots. The real issue as Diana mentioned is whether there would ever be an outfit where I couldn't wear laceups because I need the sleeker look of a riding boot.</p> <p>Or rather, new question: <strong> Are the Melissa's polished?</strong> I have RATE knee high flat boots. But I don't have a pair of black or black substitute polished knee high flat boots.</p> <p>Also, it is entirely possible I will never find a tall flat black riding boot that fits my ankles and my calves and goes over jeans and over bare legs. Lace up boots take care of all those fitting issues. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725659 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:48:08 +0000 annagybe 725659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wouldn't consider them riding boots. But they may also fill the same hole. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725639 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:35:11 +0000 jayne 725639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>some riding boots do have laces although the lace starts higher on the shoe near the ankle and not so far down as these. I would take them if you love them...unless you must have a riding boot a gorgeous laced tall black boot should do in most situations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725628 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:29:42 +0000 Diana 725628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore my tall black riding boots only once or twice last winter. They are close to being dead anyway (probably 5 years old) and are no longer super comfortable, which contributed to the non-wearing, but I did not really miss them. I'm not sure I'm going to replace them at all. They're a bit too classic for me. I personally can't imagine an outfit that would go with riding boots but not the Melissas, but I guess it depends on what type of look you are going for. </p> <p>For other knee-high boots, I have: cognac Miz mooz laceups, flat black UWP-ish laceups (definitely NOT classic riding boots), tall gunmetal grey patent heeled boots with some straps and subtle studs, and really weird silver/black giraffe-ish print flat boots. I also have a bunch of mid-calf boots, including 3 black pairs, so it's not like I have no black boots. =P Anyway, these pretty much covered all my bases last winter.</p> <p>ETA: Oops, I didn't actually answer your question. I would say no, they're not riding boots, but I don't think you need riding boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-frye-melissa-laceups-considered-riding-boots#post-725604 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:19:25 +0000 Sylvie 725604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*still thinking about the Frye boot order*</p> <p>I have a "black riding boot" sized wardrobe hole.</p> <p>Are the Melissa's riding boots or do the laces push them out of the riding boot category? </p> <p>Will I later wish I had a plain black pair of tall flat boots without laces?</p> <p><a href="http://www.thefryecompany.com/womens-boots/view-all/77015/melissa-tall-lace?color=BLK" rel="nofollow">http://www.thefryecompany.com/.....?color=BLK</a> </p>