https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:55:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1377731 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:04:03 +0000 rachylou 1377731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm on the lookout for OTK boots myself, so I say Yah. Plus, those Ash's are nicely plain, if you know what I mean. A lot of OTK boots come off as a little tacky to me... too much blingy fixin's. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1377663 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:37:49 +0000 Leah 1377663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they're great and definitely practical enough for everyday casual wear. I have some similar ones (frye shirley OTK) and wear them all the time! They are super versatile. I live in Boston and see them on stylish women of all ages. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376534 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:51:25 +0000 shedev 1376534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the same fit issues as you in the calves. I hadn't considered OTKs. The only way to know is to try them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376386 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:33:55 +0000 thimblelina 1376386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Classics! Do it! Only the super highest of heels verge into fetish wear. 2 1/2" or below = perfectly ladylike! Flat is the way I would do them too. And yes, where the boots hit matters A LOT. I could literally take a sharpie and draw hash marks up my calf: here, here, not here, here, not here, or here, here, etc! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376298 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:18:57 +0000 Nastia 1376298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I like them a lot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376294 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:16:09 +0000 Elizabeth P 1376294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think these would be great for you, and in no way a duplicate of what you have.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376292 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:13:16 +0000 Tanya 1376292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say give it a try, especially if the boots are returnable.&nbsp; This particular pair is gorgeous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376289 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:11:15 +0000 Angie 1376289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More thumbs up from me too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376232 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:16:19 +0000 ironkurtin 1376232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think it's a dupe. When a style works, it works, I say go for it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1376133 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 05:42:06 +0000 Deb 1376133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From what I've seen of your style, I think these would work well. The zippers would add a nice detail to your largely black wardrobe too and the boot shape is quite different from your other boots. They'd be worth a try, providing you have the option to return if they don't make the grade. My only reservation with this style, is they don't really suit petites, otherwise they look good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375931 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:49:55 +0000 viva 1375931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you should try them if they are returnable. </p> <p>I actually tried on a pair of OTK boots at Joe Fresh today in NY, and I was seriously tempted even though this look is just nowhere in my style vocabulary. They were very cool (flat grey suede). </p> <p>And just because they have that same zipper detail as your others, I wouldn't discount them. The completely different style trumps that, I think! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375893 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:51:18 +0000 Suz 1375893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I'm so glad you posted this question. My calves are not super muscular (on the slim side) but they are about the height of yours and I have the same fit issues you have with knee highs. It's a nightmare finding them. And I find myself strangely attracted to over the knee boots, too, but wasn't sure how to style or what to do with them or whether they would read as "too much."&nbsp;</p> <p>I really love the ones you posted and feel as if they have potential. What's the Shopbop returns policy? You could try them, style them for us, and then decide?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375847 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:46:35 +0000 unfrumped 1375847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know, but I'd love to see you try them. I really like the suggestions to create a kind of classic but casual equestrian vibe (leggings or skinnies and some sort of blazer--nonchalant, not too costume-y; maybe even a long BG cardigan would look great, and also dressed-down) which should keep the boots from looking hoochy or too center-stage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375830 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:21:50 +0000 gryffin 1375830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Grayscale - I bought the SW hammer OTK boots at NAS 4 years ago.&nbsp; I had a pair of black suede heeled OTK from the last 80's that I almost never wore, too "pretty woman,"&nbsp; but I wear the SW's a lot and I work in a conservative field.&nbsp; I think the key difference is flat with a less delicate sole (and the one's you've selected have almost a lug sole which gives them a more casual, not&nbsp;sexy,&nbsp;vibe even though they are sleek and edgy&nbsp;with the zips.&nbsp; Then it comes down to styling.&nbsp; I keep contrast down either with black tights or leggings.&nbsp; I add a blazer and I think, according to the feedback I've gotten they read&nbsp;elegant, polished, and modern with a little kick ass thrown in.&nbsp; I think they look really nice.&nbsp; But I don't think you'll know how you'll feel until you get them home and style them with your things!!&nbsp;&nbsp;Good luck!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375829 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:20:14 +0000 Greyscale 1375829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, Dianthus, I wish I'd seen your post! Sorry to repeat a topic so soon. I got behind on reading while I was traveling, I guess.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375824 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:09:02 +0000 catgirl 1375824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a very wearable pair of OTK boots - they are flat,which helps, and they have small zips at the bottom so I can get my feet in.&nbsp; You can definitely wear them but just have to style to avoid fetish looks and stumpifying if those are fears. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375820 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:03:08 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1375820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them a lot. &nbsp;They don't look over the top in any way. &nbsp;Having said that,&nbsp;I posted just a few days ago questioning whether OTK boots were in my comfort zone. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/over-the-knee#post-1375809 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:42:04 +0000 Greyscale 1375809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have recently been imagining smooth, plain knee high boots to wear with skirts just below the knee or midi length. But this is turning out to be impossible to find. I have muscular calves and very short legs, so knee-high boots are too tall, making the top&nbsp;bulge hugely around my leg.</p> <p>I stopped by Bloomingdale's to try on a pair that seemed promising. No luck, but on my way out, I noticed a whole display of over the knee&nbsp;boots. I realized that they&nbsp;actually fit my short legs&nbsp;<i>better</i>, unintuitively! The boot doesn't bulge out at the top of my calf because it keeps going higher.</p> <p>I always thought over-the-knee boots were way too much look for me.&nbsp;I know my style can be edgy, but I'm timid about things that read as extreme&nbsp;to me.&nbsp;I was a teen during a phase when OTK boots were not "in" at all, so they seemed fetishy at the time and I think my brain is stuck on that image. Now, of course, we've had years and years of them being on trend, and they seem to be having a tiny resurgence this year.</p> <p>Soooooo. I fell in love with these Ash boots. They aren't clean and simple like I thought I wanted - they have dramatic zippers, though they're not particularly shiny or glossy. They remind me of some&nbsp;Demeulemeester looks. Sorry that I didn't get any photos.</p> <p>Would I manage to wear them? I work in a very casual environment where dressing up stands out. I'm afraid I would just never wear them.</p> <p>(You may remember that&nbsp;I did get really wonderful mid-height boots last year, Tsubo Loe, shown below for comparison. Perfect over jeans and fit like they were made for me. Alas, they have the same diagonal zipper look as the Ash boots so I probably don't need another pair with the same look!)</p> <p>There's one pair left at Shopbop and if I do want them, I should snap them up now while the discount is still going... </p>