https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:29:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans#post-2145313 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:42:19 +0000 RobinF 2145313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bet they looked great and kept your feet feeling good! Nothing wrong with that!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans#post-2145249 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 02:19:02 +0000 Jaime 2145249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An excellent solution. Cowboy boots are meant for working after all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans#post-2145184 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:11:44 +0000 Minaminu 2145184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great boots! Wise approach, comfortable shoes are a must! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans#post-2145175 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:30:50 +0000 nemosmom 2145175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Your Ariats may prove to be tougher than you think.&nbsp; Put them through their paces if they are comfy enough to wear for that length of time. Of course you are worth the $30 candle! ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Have you considered wearing a pair of coveralls over your work outfit? Something big enough to step into without needing to change, that would help keep your actual clothes a little bit protected?&nbsp; I realize that is not practical AT ALL in the Texas heat, but maybe once the weather cools....<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans#post-2145174 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:24:29 +0000 Angie 2145174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Cindy,</b> your wardrobe items are always there FOR YOU, and not the other way round. Cowboy boots are AMAZING, and so are Ariats. Milk it!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans#post-2145173 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:22:36 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2145173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Enjoy wearing them! I hope they don’t get slaughtered. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sacrificial-lambs-boots-and-jeans#post-2145170 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 16:35:00 +0000 Kate 2145170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wise decision. I know what you mean about getting in your own way sometimes.</p> <p>As to the mosquito problem: Picaridin. I can't recommend it highly enough. Mosquitoes eat me alive, and I found Picaridin a few years ago when I was searching for less toxic insect repellents. This stuff is great. Apparently it's been widely used in Europe for years. 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In the meantime, I still have a shortage of comfortable work footwear, especially now that the weather has cooled off a wee bit.</p> <p>Yesterday, I surrendered. I don't know why I continue to fight so hard when things seems hopeless; my 12 step recovery proves that surrender opens the door to winning. I was trying on shoes for work, trying to find something that went with my outfit and allowed for socks (the mosquitoes at work are eating me alive). Firewood sales are starting to pick up, and firewood adds additional scratches and abrasions to any and all exposed skin, so I wanted footwear that allowed a sock. Even my wide width shoes didn't feel right or look right with the clothes I had on. The outfit was a dusty dove/lavender pair of AG jeans that I love so much but the length is weird so I have trouble styling them. I pulled them out of the consignment pile and called them work jeans (burn the $30 candle, right?). I had on a navy blue tank top, so almost any footwear would "go" with the outfit (I can be so clever like that sometimes LOL). I put on my Chippewa boots (find) but they felt like too much for the warmth of the afternoons right now so they came back off. I thought about putting on my Sorel ankle boots but the wedge concerned me because the ground at work is treacherous in flats, and I do love them so wasn't sure about sacrificing them. Those Sorel boots are major fun, and go so great with slightly dressier fits to give them a RATE edge, so I decided against wearing them.</p> <p>I sat on my porch and stared at my Ariat cowgirl boots. I love them dearly, they're wide width, they have arch support, they're fairly comfortable for the balls of my feet. I was very resistant to the idea of throwing them under the bus. Then I thought about how I got them on end-of-season sale for a song and a dance, and I heard my own voice in my head telling women that they should wear the nice stuff and burn the $30 candle because they're worth it and I surrendered. Those Ariat boots became sacrificial lambs along with those hard-to-style AG jeans, and I have no regrets. They should serve me well as work boots, and work will add character to them that will give and extra RATE feeling to off-duty outfits. Added bonus? Ariat footwear is Goodyear-welted, so I can have them resoled easily when the time comes.</p> <p>Sometimes, i just have to get out of my own way and burn the $30 candle. Pic of the Ariat boots added to honor their sacrifice. No pics of the fit or jeans because I am not pulling those dirty jeans out of the laundry bag. Now, I'm off to do that laundry. When I get home, I'm burning a $30 Lavender Vanilla Yankee Candle. Because I'm worth it. </p>