https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 20 May 2026 09:57:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-217162 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:05:03 +0000 Kate 217162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've ordered these booties from zappos, we'll see how they compare: </p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/gabriella-rocha-amber-tan?zfcTest=prodPage2a:0" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/gabriell.....odPage2a:0</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/tsubo-cusus-storm-sport-blue?zfcTest=prodPage2a:0" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/tsubo-cu.....odPage2a:0</a><br /> (heel is actually 2.5, not 3.5)</p> <p>I'm afraid the opening on the first pair will be HUGE, and that the heels on the second pair will still be too high, but I won't know unless I take a chance. I'll be making a trip to DSW soon too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-217089 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:44:23 +0000 Marley 217089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My vote: Git yer booty on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-217084 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:29:00 +0000 Kate 217084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, good call about trying the insole on in a store - I'll look into that this weekend.</p> <p>I could try contacting Miz Mooz... the problem is that this bootie is from fall 2009 - its first review on endless is from Oct 2009! I think that the size 7 should fit with an insole and the right socks, so really it's just the heel. I'll also make a trip to the cobbler this weekend to see what he can do. Unfortunately, the toe of the bootie already points up a bit, so I doubt he can take much more off the heel, but we'll see... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-217082 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:17:22 +0000 Scarlet 217082@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kate, in a shoe store they will usually let you try on the insole with your shoe before you buy it. At least they allow that in Germany, land of sucky customer service, so I think a service-friendly store in the U.S. would do at least as much. Just ask. I am sure half of the people would say yes. I get you with the heel, but, sigh, those are great booties. I don't even like booties usually.</p> <p>Would it be possible to contact Mis Mooz and ask them to locate the size you need? Can a shoe store order it for you? Personally owned shoe stores that carry the line would usually do that. It is early in the season, so a smaller size must be kicking around somewhere. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216999 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:38:45 +0000 Mae 216999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As I scrolled through your photos, I began with a predisposition to like the boots. But then I *saw* the booties and fell in love. They really perk up the outfits and highlight your legs. Huge aha moment here! </p> <p>So.. can you return the booties and get a smaller size so they're more comfortable? You deserve the perfect bootie, not a compromise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216985 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:04:32 +0000 Crystal 216985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely think the fit of your current boots looks better than the cognac ones. Also, though I love the congac colour, I think your current boots look better with what you have to wear them with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216912 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:55:06 +0000 Louise 216912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It may just be me but I think the new boots are a bit too wide, around the top I see a gap? x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216904 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:06:34 +0000 Kate 216904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, I'm tempted. Is there a way to try insoles and return them if they don't work? I do have at least 1 pair of socks that works with them (aka isn't visible from outside the shoes), but I would need to buy more... </p> <p>And then there's the heels. I can get around comfortably in my Tahra boots, which are 2" tall and the heel is somewhat wide. These booties are 2 3/4" tall, and significantly thinner. I think they're a bit too tall and a bit too thin, and I do a lot of walking (some of it through gravel and over potholes) so I'm afraid of hurting my ankles...</p> <p>Honestly, I ordered these because I knew they would be impractical and so I would have to return them. Instead of being the "booties that got away" I'm hoping to use them as the booties that inspire my search for the perfect pair. My perfect boot search continues, but I now have a MUCH better idea of what I'm looking for, and feel a more hopeful that I will (eventually) be victorious!</p> <p>Edit: For anyone who wants these for their own, I discovered that the flap can be worn up also, which means they can fit well under pants too! Ugh, I'm tempted to ask my cobbler how much he could shorten the heel and how much it would cost. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216886 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:08:43 +0000 Scarlet 216886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am shedding a little tear for the passing of those booties. Sniff. Are you sure they would not work with a comfy insole and socks? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216882 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:53:21 +0000 Kate 216882@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, I'm amazed by how powerful the bootie love is! </p> <p>I, like C1 and Megan, prefer the boots with the pants. Which prompted me to pull out the boots I already have, and compare the two sets of knee-high boots. I reached the conclusion that the boots I already have are definitely better in fit, and I think are a better color for the pants. In case you're interested, here are those pictures. (the pants are skinny jeans, skinny cords, skinny black cotton pants, and brown leggings)</p> <p>Since the cognac booties are better than the cognac boots with skirts, and the dark brown boots are better than the cognac boots with pants, I am no longer on the market for cognac boots! THANK YOU all for helping me work through this, it's a huge relief! Now I just have to find some cognac booties that I can walk a couple miles in daily... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216875 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:07:07 +0000 marianna 216875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Booties! Gorgeous and edgier. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216862 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:30:30 +0000 Crystal 216862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE the colour of both! Personally, I'm obsessed right now with trying to find the perfect cognac boots at a thrift store because I can't afford the ones I want new. Those are pretty close to my perfect boot, so I'm going to have to say boot. Though I do love those booties. I would think you'd get more use out of the boots and they'd last longer style-wise as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216861 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:30:11 +0000 mumtojessandluke 216861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote booties. You have lovely legs and the booties really show them off nicely.. BOOTIES! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216859 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:26:06 +0000 Anonymous 216859@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll be the odd one and vote for the boots as my favorite look but the booties look like fun too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216828 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:38:53 +0000 MNsara 216828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my! I have to say booties stole my heart here! </p> <p>Those boots are lovely, but we have seen lots of boots. I might prefer the boots for the tucked in skinnies, but for everything else those booties are even more fab!</p> <p>I think it is the gorgeous warm color, the interesting lines of the leather, the way they complement those skirts where black would be too harsh.</p> <p>If you don't NEED boots (because boots will have more longevity), then pursue those booties. . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216819 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:23:55 +0000 Megan 216819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the booties with skirts- I think they'll be wear-able for more seasons but agree with Crazyone that the knee high boots are better with the pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216817 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:22:19 +0000 Kate 216817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta, my only pair of boots are these: <a href="http://www.zappos.com/la-canadienne-tahra-brown-leather?zfcTest=prodPage2a:0" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/la-canad.....odPage2a:0</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216815 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:17:40 +0000 Sveta 216815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They both look good but I really like the booties - they have more character than boots. Do you already have tall boots? Then I would get booties... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216810 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:09:26 +0000 Tanya2 216810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love how the booties look in the pictures - they are so giving me the courage to actually wear the booties I've had sitting in my closet since the NAS in August!<br /> The boots look great too, but the booties are wonderful edgy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216803 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:02:02 +0000 crazyone 216803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a mixed vote...I like the booties better for the skirt but the boots better for the tucked in pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216801 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:00:54 +0000 taylor 216801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a bootie fan too today...they do look fierce as Mac has said </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216798 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:57:59 +0000 Mac 216798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooooh. I'm very much a boots lady, but I have to say that those booties look fierce on you. So, slight vote for booties. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216790 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:51:01 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 216790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Man, that's tough! It took me a loooong time to come around to booties. They always looked so stumpy. But now, I like them for their edginess and (to me) they look more current.</p> <p>Slight vote for booties? (Just because there will always be knee high boots...) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boots-vs-booties-a-photographic-comparison#post-216766 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:21:35 +0000 Kate 216766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I ordered some miz mooz booties (see post here: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-trying-on-miz-mooz-booties" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....oz-booties</a>) and indigo by clarks boots (see post here: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-is-it-ok-to-settle-for-boots-that-arent-narrow-enough" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....row-enough</a>). Ultimately both will be returned. The booties are a size too big and have too high of a heel for the amount of walking I do (and places I walk). The boots need a narrower shaft. However I really like both, so I decided to do a boot-off to help me determine if what I really want are boots or booties. </p> <p>So, here are a whole bunch of pictures of me wearing a boot and a bootie. Which do you like better? I'll save my opinion until I hear what you think! </p>