https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:05:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1474059 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 03:05:30 +0000 K.M. 1474059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mellllls, yes, I am now tempted to get them possibly instead of the other, more whimsical pair. I also like that they remind me of a low-cut ankle bootie. I also checked out the Fidji website and when I saw they way they styled the bicolor (or a similar pair), I felt differently about it. They made it look very pin-up-y. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473963 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:53:27 +0000 Dixie 1473963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My vote goes for the second and third picture! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473960 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:44:30 +0000 Mellllls 1473960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hm..i also like the fidgis you posted in your reply. &nbsp;i think those would be very versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473935 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:39:00 +0000 K.M. 1473935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>orai, thanks for sharing your experience! Do you have them in this color (cream/caramel)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473470 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:51:04 +0000 orai 1473470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fortunately I have the fidgi ones and they are really comfortable and match perfectly with my pants.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473403 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 02:05:44 +0000 K.M. 1473403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good points about a chunkier shoe with straight- and wide-leg cuts. I just wonder if pairing a heavier oxford (such as the Enzo Angiollini's above) with trousers would just be too all-around masculine? The other thing is that my feet are on the long side for my height and I am short-legged, so I always think I look better with slimmer shoes that attenuate this proportion. But then again it could all be in my head. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473241 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:52:27 +0000 rabbit 1473241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Greyscale</b> makes a really good point about the 'heaviness' of the shoe (sole, shape, etc.)&nbsp;depending on what it's pared with. &nbsp;I think that is what I was trying to get at but couldn't articulate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473238 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:42:52 +0000 Greyscale 1473238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For myself, I prefer slightly heavy oxfords with straight leg pants, and perhaps&nbsp;slimmer cut oxfords (perhaps laceless)&nbsp;with skinnies or skirts. Not that that's a rule, by any means. I was just pondering your point about possibly getting two pairs.</p> <p>I have a pair of J Crew boys'&nbsp;dress oxfords that I wear with rolled skinnies or rolled boyfriend jeans. With really-skinny skinnies I wear a pair of slim Fleuvog oxfords, but I've been moving away from that look. Also, my feet are shaped more like the boys' clunky shoes than the slender Fluevogs, so there's a practical aspect.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473233 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:25:45 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1473233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The fidgis would probably look better with a skirt as they are a bit more feminine but I like the borns too. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473230 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:23:43 +0000 K.M. 1473230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found this pair also and am considering it for a dark option. Thoughts? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473229 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:22:02 +0000 K.M. 1473229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for your feedback! Now I basically want them all. </p> <p>Rabbit, that's a great question and partly has to do with my larger wardrobe dilemmas and needs. I think I probably need a pair of dark oxfords and a pair of lighter-colored ones. My pant colors are light taupe, cream, light gray, navy, dark jeans, light jeans, and--if I count my Fall/Winter trousers--brown tweed and salt-and-pepper tweed. If I could afford it I probably would get a black pair, a brown or cognac pair, and a lighter colored one (the Fidjis or a pair in nude). But I do have some black ankle boots that go OK with the wool trousers so I suppose I'll focus on nude and brown. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473222 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:57:09 +0000 rachylou 1473222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Aldo Legalle's I have in my Finds... and also have a pair of such laceless ones IRL... so... those are my pick (!!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473205 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:20:29 +0000 Diana 1473205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for the borns, as I have 2 pairs of the now discontinued Arlettas, which look almost identical, and I find them super versatile. I wear them with all kinds of pants as well as skirts and dresses. It's a low enough profile, particularly in a lighter color, to work with skirts.</p> <p>The fidjis are really pretty too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473202 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:17:02 +0000 rabbit 1473202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What colors of pants would you be wearing them with? &nbsp; My personal preference is for oxfords with skinny (particularly rolled or cropped) pants and with skirts/dresses/shorts because I think they look best with more ankle&nbsp;showing. &nbsp; &nbsp;Alternately with slim skinnies or pants that are fairly close fitting at the ankle (and have at least a hint of skin).&nbsp; </p> <p>For straight legs or bootcuts my tendency might be to go with oxfords that match the pants color or are a bold color&nbsp;contrast -- because I'm not certain they work as a 'nude' shoe with these cuts of pants?</p> <p>I'm most drawn to the yellow/buff ones and the laceless gray ones of the options above because they seem the most fresh/springy or the Fidji's if you have a retro element to your style -- I can picture them particularly with cropped pants or skirts.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473196 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:00:32 +0000 Daria 1473196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I own the Born pair and find it versatile and comfy. Not sure about quality/durability as they are relatively new. Fidji pair looks like fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473193 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:59:12 +0000 old chic 1473193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a couple pairs of oxfords like the fidgis (in cream and black and plum and cream) from topshop a few years ago, and they worked well with both pants and skirts. I really like the laceless ones, too, though you need some bravery to carry those off with skirts, I do think they'd work with culottes or even shorts as well as pants. And they puzzle those who don't "get" the laceless thing, which I like </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473186 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:49:10 +0000 K.M. 1473186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div> </p> <p> Melllls I love them too, they are my favorites of the bunch! Glad to hear they might be more versatile than I first thought.<br /> </div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473171 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:39:32 +0000 Mellllls 1473171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i really like those fidgi ones. &nbsp;i think they'd work most seasons and with pants and skirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/oxford-options-please-help-me-pick#post-1473168 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:34:46 +0000 K.M. 1473168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dear all,</p> <p>I'm having an oxford dilemma--actually I'm having a huge and somewhat paralyzing wardrobe dilemma, but I'm starting with the oxford question. What are your thoughts on the ones below? </p> <p>Background: I don't currently own a good pair of oxfords. I want something comfortable and walkable, and also versatile, which I could wear with pants (ideally with different types of leg cuts) and possibly also with dresses or skirts.</p> <p>I am considering buying two pairs because I need a three-season pair to be worn in cool and possibly wet weather, and I also need something for summer, for those days when I want more coverage than a sandal or ballet flat would provide. </p> <p>Also: I own a couple of skinny pants but I am more of a straight-leg or bootcut kind of person. Not sure if oxfords can be worn with both, but it would be so great to find one that could. Or one for bootcuts and one for skinnies/dresses, since I will probably buy two?</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any advice! Sorry I've been absent from the forum lately, a series of sicknesses at home and other time-consuming demands kept me away... </p>