https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:51:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1969032 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:53:12 +0000 Chris987 1969032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Texstyle</b> good luck with those sneakers! I am not a huge sneaker lover myself but if they were the only shoes that were comfortable I'd be right there too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967666 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:22:41 +0000 texstyle 1967666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Looks like a great collection for F/W shoes - I agree that maybe a pair of furry lined sneaker booties might be a good option. I'm going to try these Rykas myself since I own a pair of their tennis shoes that work for me. White is a bright for me and I have a few white tops for F/W that I'd like to bookend.</div><div><br /></div><div>My feet have been SO fussy lately - most of my sandals have been hurting after just 1/2 day on my feet. I've been doing yoga stretches to help but still it's really bothersome when I feel like sneakers are the only shoe that feels good.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967645 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:27:48 +0000 Christina F. 1967645@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second the comfort of the Natualizer booties! I do have to add extra arch support, but I do in all shoes these days due to back issues. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967598 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:56:44 +0000 Chris987 1967598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm DEFINITLEY looking at Janet's collection!!! </p> <p>Agree on the 2018 footwear award. I've been a fan of this brand for years and they just keep getting better! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967596 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:56:08 +0000 Janet 1967596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I like those ones that Kkards shared. Yay for stompy boots! I got spoiled by these styles last winter as they are so comfortable and practical, yet work so well to toughen up my style.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967593 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:53:57 +0000 Angie 1967593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Chris,</b> Stompy Boots FTW. Wave to Janet.&nbsp;</p> <p>Naturalizer is getting my 2018 Footwear award.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967568 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:07:59 +0000 Chris987 1967568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, good to hear about the Naturalizer booties. I LOVE the&nbsp;brand! Good to know about the hi-top sneaks although that style is not really my thing. A "stompy boot" might be though.... </p> <p>Thanks <i>Joy</i>!</p> <p><b>Jessikams,</b> budget is not an issue as far as expanding the collection, it's more about the time and energy to look for new ones.&nbsp;:-) &nbsp;Yes waterproof suede is totally fabulous, I only discovered the Blondo brand last winter and they are incredible.&nbsp; Canadian brands are (as you'd expect) masters of&nbsp;cold-climate footwear. Last year I got a very sporty style (find below) and this year added the more polished one above. Very comfortable too. </p> <p><b>cindysmith</b>, yes Angie sure is a great inspiration! </p> <p><b>kkards</b> you must be reading my mind ..I was thinking that adding a lace-up "stompy" boot might be just the thing, or anything in a grey color. Thanks for&nbsp;the suggestions! </p> <p><b>Suz</b>, YES, I've tried bright footwear over the past year and it just doesn't do anything for me. Never really did. Maybe a red sandal but otherwise I'm sticking with my dark neutrals and enjoying&nbsp;the bright on others like you and Angie. Patterned on the other had is a GREAT idea, one I've been thinking about a lot.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967341 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 18:22:23 +0000 Suz 1967341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This looks like a great start, <b>Chris</b>. It sounds like bright shoes are just too far out of your comfort zone for now. What about a patterned bootie in your own best neutrals -- maybe a snake print or leopard? Leopard could work really well, tying your hair together with the darks that you like to wear as bottoms. That's what I might do if I were trying to expand away from black footwear.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967312 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 15:19:06 +0000 kkards 1967312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>love the idea of you adding a pair of fleece lined sneakers like Angie suggested.....or how about something for sorel, which strike me as classic with a twist...or something like this aquatalia pair (also waterproof) in this grey color, which i think is&nbsp;versatile, a it works with blacks, blues, and whites. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967295 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 14:41:09 +0000 cindysmith 1967295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great work! Angie seems to have motivated a lot of us to do edits that we've been putting off </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967250 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 10:40:55 +0000 Jessikams 1967250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice collection but I can see how you might want something more exciting, if/when the budget allows. The waterproof suede sounds like a dream come true </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967198 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 02:30:58 +0000 Anonymous 1967198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job, Chris. You have a lovely collection of winter footwear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967110 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 21:12:52 +0000 Angie 1967110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good job on the edit, <b>Chris</b>.</p> <p>You are going to LOVE the Naturalizers. I am about to duplicate the white. 20,000 step shoes.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wear oxfords in warm weather without socks.</p> <p>I DO wear my arctic fleece lined, very warm, HI-TOP sneaks in ice and snow and cold weather. They have rubber soles and have excellent traction. I have three pairs. The SAS sneaks I wear for long flight travel.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967075 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:23:37 +0000 Chris987 1967075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>La P</b> i agree with you about perforated shoes. My climate is very close to&nbsp;yours (yours maybe just a smidge colder) so they are really only late spring through early fall shoes. Have learned my lesson. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967074 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:13:59 +0000 LaPed 1967074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, perforated shoes always say "summer" to me even if the silhouette looks like it could be transitional. Like you, I don't wear sneakers or oxfords much past October; it's all boots all the time from now 'til, hmm, May? Maybe a few lucky warm/dry days in March and April when I can enjoy spring dressing, but they are rare and I'm not always prepared for them!</p> <p>I store off-season shoes on a shelf in the laundry room. Not ideal, but we don't have huge collections.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967072 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:06:59 +0000 Chris987 1967072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good luck lisa!&nbsp; I do NOT have a great system for storing much of anything because I live in a&nbsp;200+ year old house. We've added closets and whole rooms but never have enough closet space. I do use an over-door rack for flat shoes and shelving on the floor beneath hanging clothes for sneakers and booties.&nbsp;Between the multiple small closets, my four season climate, and my preferences changing from time to time, I seem to constantly be moving stuff around.&nbsp;</p> <p>Great to hear you like this mantra too!&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>RachyLou</b> deserves credit for the name </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967067 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 17:01:49 +0000 Anonymous 1967067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm about to launch into a footwear edit today too. &nbsp;One thing I'd be interested in hearing is how and where we all store our footwear. &nbsp;This is my biggest issue - and my current system is a hot mess. &nbsp;I also like "classic with something to sharpen the edges". &nbsp;My new mantra. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967055 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 16:20:32 +0000 Chris987 1967055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Meantime I’ve bought three new pairs in black that are all essentials<br /> for me, all shown in finds..</p> <ol> <li>Patent leather loafers</li> <li>Simple booties for year round&nbsp;wear, to replace the ones I got rid of (this was a top pic in a diff color)&nbsp;</li> <li>Waterproof suede, so that&nbsp;I have at least ONE pair of waterproof boots that are not sporty; (these were a top pic in flat leather, I got suede ones)</li> </ol> <p>Now I can think about adding a few more that are a bit more&nbsp;interesting and some NOT BLACK. :-)&nbsp; To use a moniker <b>RachyLou</b> suggested about her cousin, that I'm going to run with for a while,&nbsp; "classic with something to sharpen the edges".&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-edit-part-3-fallwinter-footwear#post-1967054 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 16:16:38 +0000 Chris987 1967054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve made several false starts on writing this post,&nbsp;probably because I was feeling so discombobulated about my footwear collection. Huge thanks to Angie for starting the October Closet Edit topic and&nbsp;special thanks to those who have posted on footwear, I have found the info&nbsp;hugely helpful. </p> <p>The long and short of it is that I needed to get rid of one&nbsp;pair that was completely worn out, and demote about a half dozen pairs to the “limited<br /> wear” collection because they are no longer comfortable except for short<br /> periods of time or I’m tired of them. The&nbsp;limited wear items are all candidates for replacement and eventually getting rid&nbsp;of. </p> <p>The finds show what I’m left with for every day that is versatile,&nbsp;comfortable, and I like to wear, not including sporty ones&nbsp; (sneakers, snow&nbsp;boots and not including dressy/occasion shoes. &nbsp;Pretty small collection and a bit uninspired. The grey booties and red loafers are&nbsp;perforated leather so they don’t work beyond shoulder seasons, and I don’t tend to wear ANY of the loafers or sneakers in deep winter because my ankles get too&nbsp;cold or there is too much snow/ice etc. I also do not feel like wearing the red&nbsp;loafers nearly as much as I thought I would.&nbsp;</p>