https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:40:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958386 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:59:08 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1958386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you make me want to move to Salt Lake City, too! Your photo makes me want to wander out in that territory, and with little Sam off-leash! I used to walk with my Yorkie, Dudley, in some remote places off-leash. He was very good at staying near me and coming when I called him. I am with you, not enjoying the look or feel of wearing a lot of gear. But I do enjoy having the right gear for the sport at hand, and so I invest in it. I don't like to "make do" with things that are almost-right for the sport. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958384 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:50:59 +0000 karen13 1958384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a gear person - probably over 1/3 of my closet. I love wearing the right gear, but not because it looks good. I all about comfort whether it is skiing, hiking or going to Disneyland.</p> <p>But I'm going to give a shout out to the Prana Halle pant. Tall, Regular and Short lengths, stretchy midweight fabric that is cool and breathable for its heft. Tons of colors. And fairly subtle thigh zip pocket that hold my phone easily. I have two pairs and may buy more - that burgundy color is calling me. And bootcuts are officially back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958380 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:29:25 +0000 anchie 1958380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have similarly ugly pair, and I am also not outdoorsy type. But I have friends who are and they are inviting me all the time to join them in different outdoor adventures and I can’t always say no :)</p> <p>I also have fond memories of Africa, lived in Angola for a year in 1996. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958326 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:38:40 +0000 Angie 1958326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You ladies are the BEST. You are wise, wonderful, and very funny :)</p> <p>Have to run. Back later.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958310 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:21:18 +0000 Bijou 1958310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well you are too gorgeous for words! I LOVE that you wear your pearls. Pretty does not mean weak... The strongest and most resilient people I have come across have been very beautiful and feminine women.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958300 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:15:40 +0000 Chris987 1958300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, would never have imagined you building and "outdoorswoman"&nbsp; wardrobe capsule".! &nbsp;So glad for you that you are taking advantage of what mother nature has to offer. In my world we call those "hiking shoes" as differentiated from "hiking boots". And smart of you to get them fit properly, makes such a huge difference and even more important where the terrain is uneven.&nbsp; </p> <p>I personally LOVE wearing gear when it lets me be outdoors enjoying the fresh air and scenery for hours at a time, and makes me feel athletic and energized. Ditto what Janet said! </p> <p>I did a very short, very steep, very rocky hike in Hawaii a few years ago in a gorgeous spot right near the coastline, and my feet were glad I was wearing hiking shoes. I saw lots of kids and young adults in rubber flip flops which I guess were "cute" but looked downright foolish for climbing on rocks. I always wondered how many twisted ankles happened that day..</p> <p>So what's the next addition to this capsule? Cross country skiis, boots, clothing, and a little snow sled for Sam? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958299 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:15:03 +0000 Christina F. 1958299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>You crack me up! I hope your pearls don't get too much dust on them.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are my trail shoes. I discovered, to my delight, that they look enough like hi-tops to work in cities when I travel.<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958297 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:10:53 +0000 bj1111 1958297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This made my day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958289 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:53:08 +0000 Sara L. 1958289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate wearing gear too. I don't have a pair of hiking shoes right now - I usually just wear my running shoes.&nbsp; However, I'll usually throw a pair of casual sandals in the car so when we're done with our hike and we decide to stop for lunch on the way home, I don't have to wear my gear shoes.&nbsp; I'd change my whole outfit if possible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958265 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:17:04 +0000 cindysmith 1958265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, too, hate hate hate the feel of hear fabrics. Technical fabrics just suffocate me in the Texas heat. That said, leave it to Angie to go hiking in pearls (love it!) And leave it to Angie to find the cutest "ugly gear shoes" I've ever seen! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958234 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:21:26 +0000 lyn67 1958234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, pearls in the desert are the most fab way to go- it's your own brand for sure-and has to quickly be recorded as may go contagious!:-) I'm with you hating gear but can also do rough (like camping:-)), too! <br />Do you change shoes after trecking and going public?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958233 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:20:37 +0000 Janet 1958233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, you are a delight and a badass! :-D</p> <p>I embrace gear because it’s great for its purpose. I actually feel good wearing it because it makes me feel more active and athletic, no mean feat. It’s just another aspect of being appropriately dressed for the occasion. Not fashion but function. I wouldn’t feel fab wearing gear to a party, but I do feel pretty great wearing it for activity because of what it means to be wearing it — i associate it with outdoors and fun and health.</p> <p>And here, I’m gonna make your shoes look really good by comparison! Here is my triumvirate of gear shoes. Hiking boots (new this year and ugly but they feel fantastic, plus the color hides dirt and mud!), running shoes (I have a couple of pairs of these, and aesthetically not too bad), and last, the piece de resistance, the horribly scuffed and dog-chewed ancient cycling shoes! LOL I’ve been putting off getting new ones, maybe it’s time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958232 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:14:54 +0000 ladypainter 1958232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awfully cool trail runners! The Poseidon colorway over at Zappo’s looks pretty good as well.<br /> If you decide to go for more rugged hikes, I’d recommend Vasque brand. They’re Spanish, so run a bit narrower than Merrell, et al. Great quality, and hold up forever. Stylish and feminine? Eh, not so much.<br /> BTW, you might want to keep Sam on a leash during those hikes. If he goes full terrier into the bushes after a lizard, he might have an unfortunate encounter with a rattlesnake at this time of year. (I have Scotties, they’re always in full-terrier mode). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958224 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:05:43 +0000 Aquamarine 1958224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am speechless! You are a woman of many talents! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958220 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:01:58 +0000 LaPed 1958220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for playing along, Angie. I promise I won't try to turn YLF into a gear forum; there are plenty of those already. Salomon does make great shoes! Good fit for narrow feet; they work for DH but pinch my toes. And you definitely chose the best colorway!</p> <p>Hiking near SLC is so gorgeous (though the Seattle area's not too shabby either). Africa is on my bucket list, and your stories may have bumped it up a rung. Though I think I'm more scared of hippos than I am of grizzlies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958214 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:52:46 +0000 Aliona 1958214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a treat that you have such different hiking environments in the two places you live. Like Bonnie, I have both heavy duty and light hiking shoes, in my case for weather extremes. I love your trail pearls, but have a tale of caution: I had to trash the Spey pearl necklace that was my grad gift 40 years ago because I got lazy and went straight into the garden when I came home from work. Apparently real pearls hate chemicals (sunscreen in my case), sweat, and prolonged sun exposure. Over time, the layers of nacre that made the pearl flaked off. I tried to find a replacement but am told that Spey pearls are now extinct. Working as you do in fashion, you know all this and likely wear a fake set for hiking — and how I love that you carry your signature with you in all activities! But I just wanted to share this info in case others don’t know (and also as therapy because this happened 10 years ago and I’m still grieving). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958181 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:24:39 +0000 Cardiff girl 1958181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a lovely place to go walking.I m amused that no matter what you are still in your pearls! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958180 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:23:39 +0000 Style Fan 1958180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved hiking in Utah.&nbsp; I love hiking anywhere.&nbsp; You have had some great adventures, Angie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes/page/2#post-1958175 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 07:07:01 +0000 Barbara Diane 1958175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing Adventurous Angie! Wow! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958167 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 06:00:27 +0000 Jane 1958167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The trails look beautiful. LOVE the pearls. Thank you for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958158 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:09:55 +0000 Jessikams 1958158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, I hate my hiking shoes, they make me feel like such a moron. Lime green and hot pink, what was I thinking? And they Just Won’t Die!! I keep waiting for them to poop out so I can replace them in good conscience.</p> <p>Your trails look beautiful. Definitely worth the gear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958157 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:08:21 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1958157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, he’s heard about my time in East Africa enough that he thought he’d been there himself. Ha! I would like to take him to meet his paternal relatives in Ghana—but he doesn’t want to go :/ He has gotten over a lot of the standard US ignorance of Africa, thinking that it’s an uncivilized jungle, all the same, etc through Joel Embiid, in the NBA. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958147 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 03:36:45 +0000 Suz 1958147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those shoes look terrific! Not hideous at all -- well, it's all relative, right? With <b>pearls</b>, they are not hideous.&nbsp;</p> <p>I want a pair.&nbsp;</p> <p>The trail looks amazing, <b>Angie</b>. I hear you on gear -- it makes me cringe, too. But. The experience of being outdoors is worth it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958141 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 02:44:07 +0000 shiny 1958141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm impressed you wear pearls with gear!</p> <p>I also feel decidedly un-fab in gear but don't mind it if I'm getting hot and sweaty. What I hate more is the fact my hubby will NOT wear gear EVER. So if we go for a long hot hike or boating or whatever, he's in jeans or chinos and a button down long sleeve collared shirt with boat shoes... while I just can't do that. I have to be in gear with arch support and laces, gear I can move in sweat in not worry about ... and can strip off right after and throw in the wash without worrying about sweaty armpit stains.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958135 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 01:57:52 +0000 Elizabeth P 1958135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have to admit, I did a double take when I saw that title.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958116 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 01:15:38 +0000 JAileen 1958116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear Salomon hiking shoes, too. Here they are last Saturday. I tucked my pants into my socks to protect against ticks. I didn’t get any ticks, but I got a lot of mosquito bites despite using bug spray. :(</p> <p>My big toes curl up and they have a tall toe box. And I like the waterproof ones. I’ve bought them at REI, Zappos, and Sierra Trading Post. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958106 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 01:00:19 +0000 Jaime 1958106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the image of you in your trail shoes and pearls, hiking with determination and grace. Enjoy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958105 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:58:45 +0000 gryffin 1958105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Girl....I hear you. There is no meaning to life without a blow drier. I too can rough it. I have. Many times. I love to hike. I have my Keen Glarus black leather hiking boots. I can walk trails, hike, scramble over rock. Hand over hand. I don’t do serious rock climbing and I have the sun protective clothing to go with them. But at the end of the day I want a shower, a/c, screens on the porch, boiling hot shower and a plug for my hair dryer. I want a real bed with clean sheets and premium indoor plumbing. I am sooooo over out houses since I am the east coast mosquito attractant. I prefer real hiking boots for the ankle support and leather. For me they hold up better and are more aesthetically pleasing. But cute shoes and happy feet Uber alles!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958089 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:23:33 +0000 Anonymous 1958089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ylf African tour! *happy person flipping upside down emojis *<br /> Youll like this Angie, one of my other hobbies....Though more of a Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast drum, as far as i know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-new-trail-shoes#post-1958083 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:56:34 +0000 Mainelady 1958083@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Trail shoes and pearls. I love it! Cheers to happy feet, beautiful trails and family! </p>