https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:04:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079670 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:49:04 +0000 Kari 2079670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. So I’m going to have to poke around in my closet (much as I love the boots, I’m not going to buy a dress right now to go with them! *grin*) One thing I note is a lot of the midis are pretty bohemian and I’m not at all. Here are some possibilities. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079648 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:13:38 +0000 Angie 2079648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with<b> Anna</b>. With midi dresses and skirts.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079630 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:14:01 +0000 Kari 2079630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my style is better suited to scrunch boots now vs. 10 years ago, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079629 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:13:35 +0000 Kari 2079629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you! So many ideas... I brought them out to play last night and may do today too. A fun challenge. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079531 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 02:27:56 +0000 Jaime 2079531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great links and blasts from the past! Scrunchy is in and I think your ideas are excellent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079512 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 22:38:47 +0000 LaPed 2079512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the idea of midi skirts and dresses with these. I've been wondering the same about my slouchy Frye Veronicas, which I usually wear with shorter, more fitted/structured skirts and dresses like <b>kellygirl </b>describes. If I ever add a winter-weight midi skirt, I'd be tempted to try wearing it with slouchy boots. There's a certain Diane Keaton-esque appeal to that look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079507 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 21:57:55 +0000 Kari 2079507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And definitely will revisit next summer/late spring - both RE: styling as well as to see if they fit in warm weather when my feet are more swollen. I ran yesterday which makes the fitting my bigger left foot all the more curious and promising. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079506 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 21:56:10 +0000 Kari 2079506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! Excellent ideas. </p> <p>I would wear them with skinnies if I could, but I seriously don’t think anything other than my leg will fit. My calves are chunkier than they were 10 years ago, and even then they were quite wide. </p> <p>Here’s what I’ll try.<br /> • Black leggings (should fit but texture of leggings plus softer inner lining of boots may make it hard to get on.)<br /> • Hose is a no brainer<br /> • I’ll give midis a shot<br /> • Cropped black crepe culottes, possibly with textured hose<br /> • Zippered skinnies and zippered ponte pants that kind of open up like cropped slight bootlegs<br /> • And maybe even with my asymmetrical hem Geneva dresses, because why not? It’s worth a shot. (I’ve seen folks rock cropped cowboy boots with that dress.)</p> <p>I don’t have any flares or wide leg pants and don’t plan to buy any at the moment. </p> <p>Thanks so much for the ideas! I’m excited to give these a go again, and very excited that they fit my foot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079505 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 21:22:01 +0000 kellygirl 2079505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love those. t's worth a try. You have some height so it may work. I find that my Veronicas that are loose in the calf only work with structure--knee length skirts or with skinnies. Too roomy to look flattering. I could see yours with a high low skirt/dress. Are you tired of them with skinnies? Can you wear them with boot cuts? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079494 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 20:13:49 +0000 Janet 2079494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can I piggyback on this by asking if these boots are too clunky to wear with a midi? These are my taupe Fryes that I’m thinking of dyeing black or dark grey, and they’re roomy through the calf, not fitted at all. I know it’s probably easier to assess if I had a pic of me wearing them, but that’s not possible at the moment. Thoughts? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079493 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 20:00:38 +0000 kellygirl 2079493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna's links are fab. I thought maybe they were too slouchy for midi but I think I'm going to give it a try! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079470 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:51:19 +0000 annagybe 2079470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've seen boots similar to this with midi dresses and skirts.&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.freepeople.com/shop/what-a-feeling-midi-dress/?color=001&amp;quantity=1&amp;type=REGULAR">https://www.freepeople.com/sho.....pe=REGULAR</a></p> <p>This is from two years ago, but I still feel it's pretty current<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/need-hero-dress-see-autumn/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fa.....ee-autumn/</a> </p> <p></p> <p>ETA, most of these boots are taller, but I still think your boots work</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/wear-favorite-midi-skirt-boots-000000205.html">https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyl.....00205.html</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079465 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:22:49 +0000 Anonymous 2079465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Kari, if you aren’t able to tuck skinnies in why not wear bootcut or flare jeans over the boots, that would look great and still be in style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079463 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:18:42 +0000 Style Fan 2079463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Frye boots.&nbsp; Yours are beautiful Kari.&nbsp; I have a pair from 14 years ago.&nbsp; I like Kkards ideas to style them with cropped pants.&nbsp; The first pic is calling my name. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079440 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:05:11 +0000 kellygirl 2079440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I pulled mine out the other day too. I've been seeing scrunchy boots resurfacing. Mine are quite baggy in the calf so for me they worked best over skinnies. I like Kkards idea about trying them with the cropped pants--that looks very current to my eye. I'd love the get mine into rotation. Fryes are timeless! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079436 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 14:24:03 +0000 Janet 2079436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, those old links are a blast from the past — they date back to before I found YLF but I remember and miss a lot of the people who commented on those posts! </p> <p>I still have my old tall Frye scrunch-able boots but they are taupe, which doesn’t seem to go with anything in my wardrobe anymore, so I’ve set them aside to try dyeing them charcoal perhaps. They still fit and look good and are comfortable. I don’t scrunch them down my leg, but they do sort of slouch a bit. I would still wear them with skinnies in winter even though that’s not trendy anymore, but I’m following along for styling ideas. I never seem to wear skirts or dresses in winter but I would try the boots that way if the mood hit me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079425 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 13:12:13 +0000 kkards 2079425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari...i'm wondering what these would look like with cropped pants, especially wide legs...in my mind the boots would like work like the boots shown in the first 2 photos. depending on the skirts lenght they could also work with a skirt like #3. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079418 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 12:33:14 +0000 Helena 2079418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, I've been seeing scrunchy boots reappearing this year with midi skirts ... Might that work for you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079366 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 09:15:06 +0000 Kari 2079366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I cannot fit skinny jeans into the boots anymore. My body is a great deal larger than in 2010, especially my calves after running this year. That’s not changing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079363 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 08:43:36 +0000 Gigi 2079363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too like them as is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079355 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 07:39:10 +0000 Anonymous 2079355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see no problem still wearing them with skinny jeans, the way you wore them in the old picture looks perfect.<br /> But if you still want new ideas I know other members can suggest something for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/frye-rory-scrunch-boots#post-2079336 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 06:45:05 +0000 Kari 2079336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Long-timers, remember these?<br /> <a href="https://youlookfab.com/2010/01/20/frye-comfortable-casual-boots-are-forever-fab/" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/2010/01.....rever-fab/</a><br /> <a href="https://youlookfab.com/2009/09/29/wearing-dresses-with-slouch-boots/" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/2009/09.....uch-boots/</a></p> <p>I have kept mine even though my high instep stopped fitting them on my larger left foot with body changes over the years. I couldn’t quite bear to give them up. </p> <p>Well, I tried them on today - and wow, I can get the tricky foot in! The soft leather stretches, but without being able to get my foot into the structured part years ago that wasn’t possible. </p> <p>So how might I style these in a way that looks current? (They probably won’t fit with skinny jeans tucked in.)</p> <p>On me, the scrunch is very low. My legs have quite wide calves so I cannot pull them up. </p> <p>Here’s an old photograph of me in the boots from 2010. </p>