https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:10:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122698 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:14:46 +0000 rae 122698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So pretty! Can't wait to see! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122682 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:05:29 +0000 Tricia 122682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They'll be here today when I get home from work so I'll try them on and post them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122602 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:52:41 +0000 AJ 122602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OOOOHHHHHH! These look super yummy!! I love the super shine of them!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122600 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:46:14 +0000 Angie 122600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm thinking you need more of a 13 or 13.5 inch shaft but it also depends entirely on the style of the boot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122501 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:04:34 +0000 Tricia 122501@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Every site I looked at had a different shaft measurement for these so I just gave up and ordered them. Where should a tall boot hit on a shortie like me? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122485 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:41:09 +0000 Angie 122485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope these work out because they're gorgeous. I really hope that they're not too long in the shaft! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122413 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:22:29 +0000 Louise 122413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooo great looking boots piccies when they arrive please x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122401 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:34:51 +0000 Inge 122401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These look super Tricia! Santana usually has simple and elegant styles that I like. And I'm glad you decided to get them, no more falling down for you!-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122399 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:32:28 +0000 Tricia 122399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I ended up ordering these:</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7428701/c/157014.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7428701/c/157014.html</a></p> <p>In the "coffee" color, which looks like more of a burgundy. My favorite color! And that way I won't feel so guilty about the tall black boots, since they'll still get some wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122360 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:27:01 +0000 AJ 122360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for a fun colorful or patterned wellies!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122305 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:26:41 +0000 Tricia 122305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Possibility if I want to go with cheaper wellies and just deal with having to change...</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/chinese-laundry-bog-rubber-boot-black" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/chinese-.....boot-black</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122254 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:42:32 +0000 Tricia 122254@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooo - what about these? They come in black, and the coffee and red look pretty too. Are these too shiny?</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/santana-deena-2-black-patent-pu" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/santana-.....-patent-pu</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122245 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:30:33 +0000 Tricia 122245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh, that's a hell of a price. I don't think I want brown, though...I think I'd prefer either black or possibly red. I think they'd go with more things in my wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122231 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:03:35 +0000 MNsara 122231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no experience with La Canadienne, but have been thinking about these<br /> <a href="http://www.6pm.com/la-canadienne-sasha-brown" rel="nofollow">http://www.6pm.com/la-canadienne-sasha-brown</a><br /> is that along the lines of your criteria (not red, but other than that)?</p> <p>Do you have Doc Marten's? I have some with the thick rubber sole and they work great in our snow and slush and for traction. I just add a wool sock.</p> <p>I don't know about the waterproofness of the LC, or Docs for that matter, but they should be built for some rough weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122227 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:56:25 +0000 Tricia 122227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, trust me Louise, I'll be wearing the ugly gear boots after this until I find something else! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122208 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:38:43 +0000 Louise 122208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wellies are a great cheap alternative but are not warm at all. Last snow we had i wore them with welly socks and thick hiking socks and my feet were still cold.</p> <p>I think if you get frequent snowy winters it's definately worth investing in proper snow boots I can't comment on brands from experience, but i know others have discussed la canadienne so hopefully someone experienced will chime in but i think that's the way to go x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122204 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:34:56 +0000 Louise 122204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Before i read your post properly and comment i just wanted to say please wear the hiking boots while you are looking for more stylish boots. Who cares if they are gear it's better to have unfashionable shoes than a broken back! x</p> <p>Edit- i wore my hiking boots in the last snow we had then changed when i got to work x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-emergency-boot-purchase#post-122194 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:06:38 +0000 Tricia 122194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been mulling over getting new boots, and today pushed me over the edge. It's been a snowier winter than usual here in Northern VA, and today for the second time this winter, I fell in the daycare parking lot and landed flat on my rear. (Thank goodness both times it was AFTER I dropped off my girls!) It's my own fault for wearing my Born Kelles - but the only boots I have with traction are 100% gear, they're Thinsulate-lined hiking boots.</p> <p>So I want to get a pair of boots that can stand up to the snow and ice but still look stylish. I have a couple of options, can you all help me think this through?</p> <p>I have a pair of tall black boots I wear for pant-tucking (they're too wide in the calf for skirts). I don't love them, though; they're pre-YLF and they wrinkle at the ankle, and the heel is a bit too high for MOTG pant-tucking. But they're not terrible. So my choices are:</p> <p>- Sell or consign the black boots and get a new pair of something like La Canadiennes. I'd need waterproof, non-slippery, flat or low heel, and probably no higher than a 14-inch shaft or so. They'd mostly have to work for pant-tucking; I have my Borns for skirts, and on snowy days maybe I'd just wear the new ones to work and change. Or if I could find something with calf buckles so that they'd work for skirts too, that would be fantastic.</p> <p>- Keep the black boots for now and get a pair of waterproof boots in another fun color - red? Would that be versatile enough? (I wear a LOT of red.)</p> <p>- Get a pair of less-expensive wellies or something for snow, and just change into my regular shoes at work on the days I have to wear them.</p> <p>Decisions, decisions! All I know is I don't want any more impromptu acrobatics in the parking lot! </p>