https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:28:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1151225 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:50:40 +0000 April 1151225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, do those Rockports fit close to the leg? &nbsp;Yeah, the salt is a serious mess.</p> <p>That's the second pair of booties from Rockport that I have been interested in this week. &nbsp;Really --&nbsp;Rockport? &nbsp;I'm being completely humbled from my typical view of their shoes, which have been described by my flyboy teen as&nbsp;"mall walkers." &nbsp;Owe you an apology, Rockport!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1151214 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:41:42 +0000 Lisa 1151214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have also been struggling with slimmer fit booties.&nbsp; All of mine do not fit with a straight leg jean OVER the boot.&nbsp; I just picked up <a href="http://www.rockport.com/tristina-chelsea/tristinachelsea.html?start=10&amp;cgid=womens-footwear-shoe-types-boots&amp;dwvar_tristinachelsea_color=tristinachelsea_brownie" rel="nofollow">these</a> from Rockport but am waiting til we have no salt on the ground to take them out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1151133 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:49:13 +0000 Aquamarine 1151133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too bad...they are beautiful boots. I struggle with this trend too...fellow skinny ankle sufferer here... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1151124 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:07:14 +0000 April 1151124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very helpful suggestions, Suz -- thanks!</p> <p>I do think the lower cut is the way to go.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1151017 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:22:30 +0000 Suz 1151017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup. I see the issue. It is to do with scale.&nbsp;</p> <p>What a pity. They look like beautiful booties.&nbsp;</p> <p>So...how about a Chelsea style similar to the ones Diane recently bought? With elastic panels. I have some Stuart Weitzmans like that, and they fit pretty nicely around the ankle as a result. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.6pm.com/stuart-weitzman-step">These are the boots</a>, except mine are black -- no longer available from what I can tell, alas.&nbsp;</p> <p>Another option is a bootie that doesn't really go up around the ankle, like these <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ADREY2/ref=s9_hps_bw_g309_ir04?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-7&amp;pf_rd_r=1JKSMJSWRSTP8ZR89ZJ2&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=1616012142&amp;pf_rd_i=3017246011">Aras </a>that Vix and Shannon own. They come down in a sort of V shaped opening.&nbsp;</p> <p>Or a bootie with neoprene like the ink blue ones from Zara that Angie has. Even those ones are a little loose around my ankle, but not so much that it's ridiculous looking.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150953 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:33:12 +0000 Gigi 1150953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So sorry, April! I recently ordered a pair of booties that also gave me the dreaded FPE. I already had a pair of booties for wearing with jeans, so I wanted this pair to work with skirts also. So I sent mine back too. WAHHH!</p> <p>I think we have to look for booties that are more like shooties, cut down right at the ankle. And even those are hard to find without gapping. My only successful pair was a Vince Camuto, but it was a dressy shootie, with a 3-inch narrow heel. So not something for charging around town in for hours and hours.</p> <p>I wonder if Born would have other styles that have a similar cut to your Trishas? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150489 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:56:42 +0000 April 1150489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for your input and commiseration. &nbsp;I think these will go back, as much as I adore the way they look. &nbsp;I really need them to work with skirts or pants. &nbsp;</p> <p>@Mo, I measured with them standing "at rest" in the box, going around the outside of the ankle opening, and they were 10".</p> <p>@Isis -- the buckle strap sort of rests lightly and decoratively&nbsp;around the ankle portion, so tightening doesn't effectively change the width.</p> <p>For anyone else dealing with the skinny ankle bootie conundrum, I have been really wearing the heck out of my Born Trishas: &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.zappos.com/born-trisha-black-full-grain">http://www.zappos.com/born-trisha-black-full-grain</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150468 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:26:27 +0000 Thistle 1150468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would say return them.&nbsp; They are gorgeous, and they are on my list! But shoes at that price point should be versatile, IMHO. I would want the ankle more fitted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150460 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:18:12 +0000 cciele 1150460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, those are such nice booties -- too bad about the FPE. I think amount of&nbsp;gap is a personal preference thing, but these do look a bit wide for shorts and skirts </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150451 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:07:44 +0000 viva 1150451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking down really distorts them! (No one but you will see them that way -- important to remember!) I might possibly wear them with skirts or dresses, but I see what you mean; they are a bit gapey ... but so beautiful. I think they could still work well with pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150438 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:51:39 +0000 Angie 1150438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(Thanks for the pics, April).&nbsp;Yup. You are right. Still a tad wide for skirts and dresses. Is wearing them with straight legs an option?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150423 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:07:42 +0000 Mo 1150423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, this is good to know for us slim legged lasses. I'm still on a bootie hunt. &nbsp;Do you happen to know the circumference around? &nbsp;I'm eyeing a couple pair with 5" shafts that are supposedly 9.5" and 10.5" around. &nbsp;Sounds like the approx width of skinnies leg openings, so they should work out in theory. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150413 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:43:02 +0000 ironkurtin 1150413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate when that happens, and I hate how that feels on my leg. My sympathies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150412 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:36:10 +0000 JAileen 1150412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking straight down they do look big, but from the side they don't. If you 're not happy, you shouldn't keep them. Too bad, they're really cute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150411 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:34:55 +0000 Eliza 1150411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous boots. Would you ever wear them with pants? I have this kind of ankle fit issue and like Suz, am more flexible about it for the ones to use with pants. Otherwise I'd have one pair of booties and in my climate, that would not work. Best with the decision. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150407 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:29:25 +0000 Isis 1150407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can you tighten them one more notch? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150405 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:26:29 +0000 April 1150405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, here's the effect.</p> <p>FP, right? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150399 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:11:44 +0000 viva 1150399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Suz that ankle gape is more a problem for me with skirts and dresses. But it also depends on the bootie style, I think. It's hard for me to judge without seeing an actual picture, so if you're comfortable posting one of your feet it would be great. If not, I'll just hope these work for you ultimately. They are so gorgeous!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150383 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:49:37 +0000 Angie 1150383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder whether we can see them on, April?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150341 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:41:37 +0000 April 1150341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was hoping they could work for all situations, Suz, but that's a good point. &nbsp;I'll keep it in mind when I give them a final try-on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150337 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:36:20 +0000 Suz 1150337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are gorgeous, April.&nbsp;</p> <p>They look to me like a bootie designed more for pants than for wearing with skirts. I don't mind the gaping as much in that situation -- it's mainly with skirts and dresses (or cropped pants) that I find it troublesome. Were you hoping to wear with dresses? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150311 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:49:34 +0000 donnat 1150311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very disappointing. They are gorgeous boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oh-boo----the-manlows-are-flower-pots-on-me#post-1150308 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:45:58 +0000 April 1150308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I got home last night, the Manlow booties were here and I was so excited! &nbsp;But alas,&nbsp;I think they need to go back due to the dreaded FPE (Flower Pot Effect).</p> <p>People in the reviews were complaining that they were hard to put on, but&nbsp;I had no difficulty with this, perhaps due to the FPE factor. &nbsp;I thought they slipped on just fine. &nbsp;</p> <p>I also didn't notice that they were overly big. &nbsp;I had ordered my typical size (7) and it seemed fine, except for the large gape at the ankle. &nbsp;</p> <p>I will say that the footbed is not particularly padded, so if I kept these I would definitely be putting in an insert. &nbsp;I usually do this with all shoes, though.</p> <p>Very disappointed because I love the look of these. &nbsp;:( </p>