https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:00:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523322 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:14:13 +0000 Sveta 523322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Purple 20-eyelet Docs? Sounds fantastic! Please wear them for me as they do not come in my size - otherwise I would be all over them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523272 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:43:17 +0000 Anonymous 523272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! Happy Birthday Docs in PURPLE. They will be awesome on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523231 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:17:19 +0000 Aida 523231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can totally see you rocking purple 20-eyelet Docs Amy! (We're theatrical, remember??) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523177 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:36:41 +0000 cciele 523177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay for purple! I think they will look great </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523171 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:33:17 +0000 Amy 523171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, I ordered the purple. I feel craaaaazy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523161 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:21:50 +0000 Isabel 523161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, it also happens to me. I have learned to appreciate something on someone else without pining over it for myself. I was also not a shoe person when I joined YLF or a bag person, beyond black ones. My idea of a color bag was chocolate brown...same with my shoes.</p> <p>You beat my dad in the shoe department. Up until a couple of years ago, my dad believed in 4 pairs of shoes : work shoes, sneakers, shoes for church, and a pair of snow boots. I have always admired that about him. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523160 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:21:23 +0000 Debora 523160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Amy, go for it! Wishing you a Happy Birthday Eve! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523157 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:13:29 +0000 Mo 523157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It helps that I was 29 at the time ;)<br /> I did have 2 jobs again at 39, but only 6 shifts a week - I learned my lesson!! No more double shifts on my feet for this old gal.</p> <p>Are you getting the purple?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-523014 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:52:49 +0000 Amy 523014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dang, Mo, that sounds like a grueling work schedule. I can't imagine! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522998 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:41:41 +0000 Mo 522998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I admit mine have been languishing in the closet for some time now, but they are comfortable and sturdy enough that I wore them the winter I was doing 9 waitressing shifts a week. I worked 4 days at the ski lodge bar and then 5 nights at the pub doing dinner service. I changed my shirt while I was driving between jobs but the docs and the jeans stayed on for the full tour. And I trudged through snow every one of those shifts as well. No other shoe could manage such a routine, I don't think!<br /> Give 'em a whirl! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522996 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:39:30 +0000 Jonesy 522996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I could totally see these working for you, Amy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522989 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:31:31 +0000 Amy 522989@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, good point about the zipper, Queen Mum.</p> <p>Jem, I'm glad you bit the bullet, so to speak.</p> <p>Everyone else, thanks for the encouragement. I think I'm going to try the Doc Martens. Now, I just need to decide between purple and black.</p> <p>Decisions, decisions! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522785 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:40:21 +0000 fauxpas 522785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I echo the group---go for it! If you are thinking about them, then there is something there for you to explore! I wish I had let loose a bit more in my 40's---too much worrying about what others would think and if something was the ME that was out there. We are always changing and growing and that is the BEST part of fashion. When I hit 50, I realied that fashion was the ticket to the fountain of youth as I could reinvent myself....which ones are tugging at you? It's ONE pair of shoes against an entire lifetime. Jump into them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522752 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:17:12 +0000 Meredith1953 522752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Amy,<br /> I've never really checked out the Docs. I just went onto the website and can't BELIEVE how many colors and patterns and heights they come in. I saw a pair of tall red ones that were really pretty and some sweet patterned ones. I may have to branch out of my comfort zone and try a pair myself! Ooh, I just saw a model called "case" and one called "blake" that kind of speak to me! The "becca" boots are really cool also. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522742 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:08:56 +0000 fern 522742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, please try the purple docs!!!<br /> I can't wait to see you build outfits with them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522686 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:16:00 +0000 Di 522686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep. I was like that with booties. I never ended up finding a pair that was really me, and in a lot of ways they wouldn't work for my contexts, but for a while I thought I *needed* some. (I like the MizMooz ones, though, for what it's worth.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522682 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:14:00 +0000 Mochi 522682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, take this with a grain of salt, of course, but Amy, if the size worked out, I would consider getting the Docs in purple. With your light skin and hair, and based on what I recall your wardrobe consisting of, I think that would be an awesomely flattering color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522675 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:08:00 +0000 Louise 522675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I *love* my grey 20 eyelet docs they are 12 hour shoes for me, I had no trouble breaking mine in but they are a 1/2 size too big. I wear a lot of casual stuff and these work perfectly. I have some shorter purple ones but haven't really 'gelled' with them so I vote give the black ones a go to broaden your horizons gently x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522665 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:59:46 +0000 Mochi 522665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy, I could definitely see the romantic, whimsical Miz Mooz aesthetic working for you. That said, there is no reason Docs couldn't be a totally new and smashing direction for you either. Clearly, they aren't as outrageous and out there as we once would have thought. I really could see you in them! (PS: Sorry about your job...you won't be there forever. All blah jobs come to an end!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522660 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:54:15 +0000 ironkurtin 522660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely pushed the boundaries when I hit 40. Life is too short to ALWAYS want a pair of high docs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522656 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:51:41 +0000 Jem 522656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey Amy, you are a bad influence! You got me thinking about it again so I ordered them. I will be at my mom and dad's in the US next week, so I figured I may as well have them sent there, so I can try them on and see if I even like them in real life. Much easier then trying to do it from Canada! OK, now it's your turn... lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522644 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:27:02 +0000 Transcona Shannon 522644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy - as the newest member of the Docs team, I can highly recommend them. I also questioned whether they would suit my style or not (although I have a different style than the ones you are looking at) but they are turning out to be more versatile than I thought. And I'm already eyeing a second pair! I say go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522638 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:22:00 +0000 Jem 522638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy, I know how you feel. I almost bought the grey ones last week! (as in going through checkout). I must have some repressed feelings about them, because I'm quite drawn to them, even though I never considered wearing Dr. Martins in my life. Funny thing, is my DH was with me when I tried on some shorter versions (that's all they had at the store here) and he loved them! I think he must have some repressed feelings about them, too. haha I also love the floral ones. So, I feel your pain! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522635 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:19:27 +0000 Isis 522635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote Docs! There is a reason they are a classic! </p> <p>AND they are super comfortable! They look like they'd be heavy but the soles are full of air!</p> <p>I think they'll look great with your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522632 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:13:39 +0000 annagybe 522632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want the floral combat boots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522629 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:11:59 +0000 Queen Mum 522629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>those zipper boots are adorable, BUT, I'd be wary of the zipper catching on my hose/tights when I sit and cross my legs. I have ruined hose with hardware on boots before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522627 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:09:53 +0000 Amy 522627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ack! I have only one day to break in a pair of Docs. I better get busy ;)</p> <p>Thanks Nakidira and Angie! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522620 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:05:38 +0000 Angie 522620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you need to explore your rugged and iconic Docs love the eve before your 40th. We all have repressed wardrobe desires - and in order to get a handle on them, we have to explore them. Of course they would work with your style :). And so would the ASOS floral Docs look-a-like. </p> <p>Warning: 20 eyelets take time to break in before they feel like slippers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522616 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:42 +0000 Nakidra 522616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel that way all of time! All you can do is try out a few different styles and see which one works best with your existing wardrobe and with what you "think" may work for you in the future. (Sounds confusing, but I think you know what I mean!)<br /> Hate to be an enabler, but I think you have to try all three and see what works best! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/feeling-confused#post-522611 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:58:42 +0000 Amy 522611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you ever "fall in love" with what someone else is wearing and end up having a hard time sorting out whether or not it would work for you? I'm currently feeling that way about the <a href="http://www.endless.com/Dr-Martens-Womens-1B60-Black/dp/B00178WY44/ref=ord_crt_shr?ie=UTF8&amp;selectVariations=1&amp;fromPage=cart&amp;refURL=%2FshoppingCart&amp;asins=B004V7FJEU%2CB00178WY44">20-eyelet Doc Martens</a>. They're also on sale at Endless right now, so they're particularly tempting</p> <p>I would like a pair of tall black boots, which are flats. I have dressy black boots. Also, my casual wardrobe needs work. I think my business casual wardrobe is nicely filled out right now.</p> <p>Could the Doc Martens fit into my style?</p> <p>Or, would I be better off with something like these <a href="http://www.endless.com/Miz-Mooz-Womens-Leigh-Black/dp/B004V7FJEU/ref=ord_crt_shr?ie=UTF8&amp;selectVariations=1&amp;fromPage=cart&amp;refURL=%2FshoppingCart&amp;asins=B004V7FJEU%2CB00178WY44">Miz Mooz"</a> boots? They have a nice zipper detail around the upper edges.</p> <p>Or, maybe I should get the Miz Mooz boots, and for fun, try a pair of the <a href="http://us.asos.com/countryid/2/ASOS-ARRIVE-Patent-Lace-Up-Boot/x99mi/?iid=1781242&amp;MID=35719&amp;affid=2135&amp;siteID=fV7QgDWUWe0-_tdt8kq5IwJ8QPDxIx_jng">ASOS floral print combat boots Angie mentioned the other day</a>.</p> <p>You know what's funny? I only used to have 2 pairs of shoes: one pair of casual flats and one pair of black pumps. I thought that was all I needed. Now, I spend hours fantasizing about shoes. It helps me get through stressful times at work. I think to myself, if I survive the next seven hours, I can afford those awesome ________. </p>