https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 23:06:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903745 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:38:00 +0000 Isis 903745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love #1---so great that you pushed yourself!&nbsp; Applause, applause!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903730 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:27:53 +0000 Anonymous 903730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow, that is a fantastic outfit. So you wore #2 and challenged your environmental norm? *cheering, not cracking sound* ROFL! I love everything about it, the boots and bare legs, the body-con midi and the longer jacket. Love, love LOVE! You'll give those baritones a run for their money.<br /><br />(Your comment about why you like boots better on your legs validates why I like ballet flats better on mine. Makes sense.) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903715 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:18:39 +0000 Day Vies 903715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can't believe I'M about to say this but I like this skirt better with the boots. (I admittedly have a poison eye for midcalf boots for the most part) But the over-all look is so <i><b>wonderful</b></i>. I also appreciate it's in a neutral other than black. I think that's what is so appealing to me. Gray looks faded and worn in and has a nice texture echoing the denim jacket. #1 is my favorite but #2 is probably how I would style this skirt right off the bat.&nbsp; <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903703 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:12:24 +0000 Sarah A 903703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Adore photo #1! Fantastic on every level... I think the jacket length is perfect here and the boots are incredible. I agree they make your legs look great. And, no, you dont look like you are wearing someone else's clothes.... You look like have it going on! <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903692 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:07:19 +0000 Beth Ann 903692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Una:&nbsp; One nice thing about "curvy" calves is no bootie gap!&nbsp; Seriously, I think my legs look better in these than ballet flats.&nbsp; My legs look really burly on top of dainty shoes, but thicker pumps, wedges and boots look far better.<br /><br />Thistle:&nbsp; This is from Target.&nbsp; It comes in solids and in a gray/black combo, too.&nbsp; I'm wearing the large.&nbsp; It is more generous in the waist than the booty -- but the waist would be an easy fix.&nbsp; It has a great, stretchy built in lining.<br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903614 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:24:23 +0000 Jaime 903614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great both ways and I think the jacket length works well. Really beautiful colors on you too! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903611 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:23:08 +0000 Carole 903611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is fantastic! I love the skirt and boots combo, killer IMO! The second outfit is great, too, but with the boots, my fave. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903578 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:08:24 +0000 Thistle 903578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like #2, but #1 is so 2013! &nbsp;Love it! &nbsp;Both look really god, but you so nailed the &nbsp;look in #1.<br /><br />nd you got the skirt from Target? &nbsp;Might have to make a trek over there. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903530 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:50:09 +0000 catgirl 903530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ #1 is fab!&nbsp; I love how the boots fit your calves and give some good balance to the outfit.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903441 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:42:45 +0000 Aida 903441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Both renditions look great Beth! #2 is a little dressier, and #1 a little more casual and rugged. I think you work both beautifully. And I am a fan of that jacket length, as I'm sure you know; almost all of my jackets are that length https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903050 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:47:22 +0000 Sara L. 903050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You look great!&nbsp; I've never tried my one pair of mid-calf boots with bare legs.&nbsp; I might give it a try after seeing this outfit.&nbsp; I think the jacket length looks perfect on you. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-903033 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:25:20 +0000 lyn67 903033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What Colette said!&nbsp;So happy you did it! You are a brave woman!:-)<br />I WANT THIS OUTFIT, from head to toe. Will add to my faves, to remember in fall to buy a midcalf boot for my pencils(as sorry, but no budget for them now). I'm just very sad, no Bayley's stripes around here at all....looking for them for&nbsp;more than 1&nbsp; year now, but no luck!:-(<br />Oh, and I also love my jackets to be longer. I have a long torso, so I need them like that, and I&nbsp;believe&nbsp;a longer jacket is much&nbsp;more forgiving with my apple tummy,too.:-) https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902937 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:48:42 +0000 Colette 902937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Amazing and beautiful. &nbsp;When I saw picture #1 I was blown away, and dreaming about the day I can pull a look together like that. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902936 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:47:36 +0000 Debbie 902936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this outfit. The boots look great with bare legs and the length of the jacket is perfect on you. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902908 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:17:08 +0000 Beth Ann 902908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, wearing my own version of the Leith trousers today --- so another boundary pushing outfit to come!<br /><br />Thanks for the support:<br /><br />Ceit:&nbsp; I actually thought "This is what Ceit would wear if she taught opera singers."<br /><br />Shannon:&nbsp; Got my courage from your fab midi/bootie looks!<br /><br />Kelly:&nbsp; I thought this looked a little like your creations, too!<br /><br />Suz:&nbsp; I felt great throughout the day.&nbsp; Loved the power in the boots and the feminine midi.&nbsp; No one said anything, but no one looked at me funny, either.&nbsp; I was stealing the Baritone's thunder with these boots (they're usually the boot wearers of the opera world).<br /><br />Mtn Girl and Sarah --- thanks for the thumbs up!&nbsp; When you go out on a limb, its good to hear cheering instead of well, that cracking sound!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902905 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:15:50 +0000 rae 902905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you did a great job! I love how the spring boots and denim jacket work together to dress down the top and skirt. I'd totally wear this to work! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902899 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:10:39 +0000 Suz 902899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <b>LOVE</b> to the power of <b>LOVE!!!!&nbsp;<br /><br /></b>Beth Ann, you have effectively de-bombshelled the skirt, made the look casual and practical, and made yourself look great!!&nbsp;<br /><b><br /></b>Now, as to feeling like you were wearing somebody else's clothes...was that just in a pushing your own boundaries way, or a bad way? Because that is a feeling worth listening to. It could be that the outfit lacks the femininity or polish that the "diva" part craves -- at least as a work look. (For weekends I know your style is a bit more casual).&nbsp;<br /><b><br /></b>But in terms of the pure look of the thing...nailed it!!&nbsp;<br /><b><br /></b>I like this jacket length on you as well. I think it definitely depends on a person's shape. And on the shape of the jacket.&nbsp;I actually don't love cropped boxy jackets on myself, either, unless they are worn with dresses or with a specific length of top.&nbsp;<b><br /></b> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902896 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:09:09 +0000 Anonymous 902896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh my goodness, what an AMAZING skirt, I love it. You fancy skirts wearing people are making me want to try, if I only look a fraction as good as you all I would be elated.<br /><br />Love the boots with the skirt!<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902883 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:59:40 +0000 Transcona Shannon 902883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Beth Ann - you have NAILED the look in #1 - love it! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902880 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:59:16 +0000 Anonymous 902880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I know what you mean about the environmental norm.&nbsp;<br /><br />However, I&nbsp;love love love the boots with the skirt! I prefer my jackets longer as well even though I am not busty. It has something to do with my proportions.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902870 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:52:36 +0000 kellygirl 902870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love the skirt with the boots and the denim jacket. The jacket looks perfect in this combination--not too long or too short. I, personally, have been enjoying the slightly longer jackets these days. I do agree that they look less boxy. Of course, this also looks nice with the flats but I much prefer the stylish ruggedness of 1 https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902867 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:50:37 +0000 sarah 902867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gosh, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it with the boots - so much more than with the pumps. Way to go! Yes, you effectively debombshelled. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spring-boots-3#post-902862 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:41:54 +0000 Beth Ann 902862@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well, my original plan was to wear this new Target skirt as I styled it in pic #2 -- with my tortoiseshell pumps and preppy, but slouchy gap v-neck.&nbsp; Angie's post from yesterday made me feel a little braver.&nbsp; I tried the boots and jacket in my room and took this pic (sorry about the hair, I fixed it), but I planned to change again before going to teach. I wasn't sure my workplace was ready for boots with bare legs and a bodacious striped skirt.&nbsp; At the last minute, I just decided I needed to be myself more than I needed to fit the environmental norm, so I went for it. <br /><br />Not my best pictures, but I'd appreciate your feedback.<br /><br />Questions:<br /><br />1.&nbsp; Did I effectively debombshell the skirt?<br />2.&nbsp; This jacket is a little longer than most YLFers prefer.&nbsp; I actually like this length on me, it looks less boxy I think on a busty figure.&nbsp; Thoughts?<br />3.&nbsp; Not my typical look --- do I seem like I'm wearing someone else's clothes?<br /><br />