https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 22:35:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-527084 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:46:29 +0000 Vicki 527084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I can see how the 14-eyelet may hit in the wrong place on the calf. I hope the 20-eyelets do work for you, Mochi, because I love them and I love the color, too. I'm 5'3" and would love to see them work for you, because then they'd work for me, too. How do you plan on styling them? Hard and soft edge combination? With jeans and leggings as Amy showed? I say go for it, Mochi. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-527052 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:29:00 +0000 Jem 527052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, I hope they work for you! I really like the purple. they are a nice change from black. I should be getting my grey ones in the mail today. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-527018 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:11:17 +0000 Vicki 527018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, here's one with 14-eyelets if that would be better for shorter legs???</p> <p><a href="http://www.shoes.com/en-US/Product/06143-5132605/Dr.+Martens/Potent+Purple+Butter/Women&#039;s+1B99+14-Eye+Zip+Boot.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.shoes.com/en-US/Pro.....+Boot.aspx</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-527015 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:10:47 +0000 Mochi 527015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie is 5'6". I'm 5'3", and the boots may not work, but I have some hope that they will. I don't like the docs with fewer eyelets (14?) because they'd hit my calf at an unflatteringly wide section and shorten them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526953 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:23:40 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 526953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having met Angie, I feel safe in saying she is not a petite. I'm borderline around 5'4" and Angie is taller than I am. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526875 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:43:56 +0000 Vicki 526875@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I thought YOU were petite and don't you have a 20-eyelet pair of Docs? Does the *petite* aspect refer to the *length* of the calf and the length to the knee? I'm a bit confused. Thanks for checking back in if you see this, or Mochi, maybe you can answer it. I hope you get those purple Docs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526538 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:41 +0000 goldenpig 526538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really hope the purple docs work out for you Mochi! I don't think you look butch, but I would love to hear your thoughts on what you think makes you seem butch/tomboy and how it makes you feel. I know Una and Rae have a tomboy side to them which makes their outfits so much more interesting. Trying to do UWP is a little tough for me sometimes, because I feel like my interpretation is always so girly/ladylike and I have to remember to not let it get too cutesy and sweet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526445 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:44:22 +0000 annagybe 526445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the Docs being purple will help mitigate a lot preconceptions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526443 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:43:27 +0000 catgirl 526443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting, Mochi - I'd love to hear your thoughts. You may not have been around when I posted about certain clothes making me feel like I'm in female drag... so I definitely have some feelings in this area too! And of course, there's more to it than that. Anyway, you are so articulate and wry, I'm sure your perspective would be a fab read as well as enlightening. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526441 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:35:21 +0000 Mochi 526441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to hear that, anna. </p> <p>rae, I did manage to track down some purple docs. I hope they work on me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526438 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:30:40 +0000 annagybe 526438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, I totally understand where you're coming regarding the butch look. I once was mistaken for a man. And more recently when I wearing my sequin shirt and brown leather pants, I got asked if I was a cross-dresser. You did not want hear the string of words that came out of my mouth. Although the guy was drunk and I was standing outside a drag queen show. It still stung, stung a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526435 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:26:07 +0000 rae 526435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you are going to try them, but bummed that the purple wasn't available. I hope they work for you, Ms. Romantic Punk! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526421 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:10:14 +0000 Mochi 526421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Una. I get a little sensitive about this. I was actually thinking of writing a verbose, essay-like post in response to Angie's blog posts on tomboys and menswear last month--on what is the strongest determining factor that makes us "feminine": our clothes, our bodies, facial features...maybe I should still sit down and write something. When I was around twenty, some (non-native English speaker, but she was still very fluent, but maybe culturally clueless) woman from Taiwan told me that if I were a man, I'd be really good-looking! WTF! Now I'm thinking I really should write about this! </p> <p>Anyhow, tough is indeed awesome and cool, and I feel more "don't mess with me" (in a happy way) now than ever! </p> <p>So I ordered them--there's free shipping and if it doesn't work out, free returns if I order something else :)</p> <p>It's gonna be close, but I think I can manage the height. We shall see. </p> <p>Excited! I am also eagerly awaiting a report on your glam golf shoes, Una! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526420 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:08:56 +0000 Anonymous 526420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is there a shorter version you can try in the purple? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526416 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:05:17 +0000 catgirl 526416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Am I the only one saying "What's wrong with a butch look?"...?</p> <p>Just sayin'. I get that they can be tempered with feminine, but I see no problem with embracing the toughness. I totally think it would be hot.</p> <p>ETA: High five, Shevia - we really do have a lot in common! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526360 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:25:55 +0000 Mochi 526360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Angie, now you've set me up for a challenge! :-)</p> <p>And...I just found them in purple at onlineshoes.com!!! </p> <p>Let's see what their shipping costs are.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526348 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:20:43 +0000 Angie 526348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can try them for sure, Nancy. I'll be very surprised if the length works. After almost 5 years on this forum, the 20 eyelets have never worked on anyone petite. These boots are very tall in the shaft. But that doesn't mean there can't be a first time </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526339 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:15:15 +0000 Mochi 526339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. If it's true that they're 15" in height, amazingly I could probably wear them...I have tall-ish lower legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526335 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:13:12 +0000 Angie 526335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, are you talking about the 20 eyelets? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526334 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:12:48 +0000 Mochi 526334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not giving up on purple just yet! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526332 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:10:45 +0000 Anonymous 526332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bummer! I like the purple for you too and the color is especially girly, IMO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526327 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:07:48 +0000 Mochi 526327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And......d'oh! Would have helped to check the sizing first--not just the shaft height. </p> <p>Zappos came up completely empty. Amazon will have my size, in black. I'm a bit disappointed. I had quickly gotten fond of purple. I'll check around. Black is still probably good...will need to think about it. You are lucky, Amy! And you don't happen to be a size 9, are you? (I'd still be hoping you kept them) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526312 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:00:17 +0000 Amy 526312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like an awesome combo to me. I need a girly floral skirt. We'll be twins </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526308 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:58:14 +0000 Transcona Shannon 526308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The girly rosy skirt and purple docs - a match made in heaven!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526301 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:52:54 +0000 Mochi 526301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I pulled the trigger, I'd probably try them with the girly rosy skirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526300 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:52:00 +0000 Jaime 526300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try them. I have no problem with butch looks but I don't think these shoes will have that effect, if that makes sense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/doc-martens-same-as-amys#post-526294 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:48:26 +0000 Mochi 526294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>15"? I could totally take those on! (Though short, I have long-ish lower legs). Mwahahahahahah. </p> <p>The thing with me is, I'm always worried that on ME, that is a butch look. This applies to no one else--it's my insecurities. Well, I should try them on. They're cheap, too!</p> <p>And then, a serious boot diet for a while. </p>