https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:58:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer/page/2#post-1786144 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:28:33 +0000 Carolyn E. 1786144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Purchased red suede booties not long ago; will wear them whenever I'm feeling Reddy, with a smile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer/page/2#post-1786123 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:42:06 +0000 DonnaF 1786123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't imagine wearing the coral suede pumps below in winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer/page/2#post-1786107 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:59:23 +0000 MsMary 1786107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the input, everyone! I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the suede pumps shown above, as well as a bunch of other red shoes including a pair of patent kitten heels. I'll sort it all out when they arrive! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer/page/2#post-1786106 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:56:13 +0000 LaPed 1786106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suede is a fair weather material in my neck of the woods. Not strictly summer, but late spring through fall. I mean, the classic Birkenstocks are all suede... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer/page/2#post-1786085 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:09:43 +0000 bella 1786085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our summers are super warm, so frankly I don't see them as weather appropriate for our summers. However, I am fine with them until May, early June, and then again from early september &nbsp;to as long as the weather permits. To me, it would depend on your climate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1786068 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:39:38 +0000 Echo 1786068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interestingly, in stores that sell exclusively leather, suede has always been considered a summer item. It is lightweight and less warm than leather, and it does not handle weather very well.</p> <p>So seasonality of suede for me has always depended more on color and construction than material alone. I just bought red suede pumps for summer; they are summery to me because of the fringed ankle ties. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1786051 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:18:31 +0000 Sara L. 1786051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought red suede sandals so they're definitely a summer shoe. &nbsp;I don't usually think of suede shoes as winter or summer. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1786045 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:03:42 +0000 Jules 1786045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only suede I have is a transitional bootie so I'm no help :)<br />Suede and salt do not mix. Unless you were one of the multitudes wearing salt-stained UGGs in Toronto for many years.<br />The openness of your red pump makes it spring/summer in my book. In winter here, anything that bare would be so impractical it would have to be a dressy evening occasion shoe, and I probably wouldn't choose red suede for that. Again, I am sure multitudes of impractical-shoe people would disagree ;)<br />I like lisap's point about some colours looking richer in suede! Other colours aren't necessarily richer but might look weird in leather... classic desert shoes, or my olive booties.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1786042 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:56:50 +0000 Susie 1786042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I&nbsp;too&nbsp;always thought&nbsp;of suede as being a 'heavier' fabric so more for fall/winter. But I love it in light or bright&nbsp;shades and / or&nbsp;lighter or more open&nbsp;styles, like you've shown. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1786027 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:44:52 +0000 Lisa 1786027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I plan to add a pair of suede ballet flats to my summer capsule wardrobe this year. &nbsp;I like the idea of the softness of suede for the warmer months. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785938 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:47:53 +0000 anchie 1785938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And what about suede bags? I don't think I will wear one in summer.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785931 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:58:44 +0000 Gigi 1785931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last year, I bought a pair of sandals with a block heel...in suede. So it can't just be for winter. But I used to have that association too. I think that suede is really on trend now, and shoes for all seasons are being made in it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785922 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:30:05 +0000 rachylou 1785922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, right, Anchie's grey suede pumps are the winter shoes and summer suede is hipster, unless the shoes are suede wedges. </p> <p>But note that Olivia Palermo can do all these at any time and still always be preppy.</p> <p>Rachylou speaks.</p> <p>;) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785919 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 07:52:13 +0000 Bijou 1785919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I happily wear my red and pink suede shoes in summer because the style is quite neutral, as a ballet flat. I don't wear my red suede boots in summer, because they feel too wintery for me. Because suede gets ruined in the rain, I prefer wearing suede in warm dry conditions than in the wet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785906 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:40:15 +0000 Anonymous 1785906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking for red summer shoes I am seeing lots of suede but had the same question as you have. I'll keep watching this thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785898 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:14:13 +0000 Irina 1785898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a pair of light brown suede winter boots. Got salt stains on them. No matter how hard I tried to clean them, they were ruined. Never again. I walk away from suede for winter. I happily wear my red suede sandals in the summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785849 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:02:16 +0000 Suz 1785849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh. Well, I wear soft nubuck (like suede) in summer, for sure. I actually think it's <b>more</b> for summer in my climate, LOL!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785814 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 22:52:11 +0000 unfrumped 1785814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think some shoes " look" more wintry or summery, but I've left suede out of the equation. Suede is foot- friendly for me and comfortable, stylish shoes are very hard to find. So suede is actually s plus if the style is right. </p> <p>I would think in terms of outfit creation. These have s strap and are relatively dainty compared to booties and such. So if worn with nude leg/hose and a floral, or crisp navy and white of white crops, or light denim, and so on, why not summery?<br /> Also, I'm getting more silhouette-driven than seasonal. I can't maintain comfort and style that is only good for a couple of months out of 12. I have to wear them while they fit, since my feet change a bit every couple of years, it seems, and while the style appeals and I have " capsules " they work with. Red is a neutral! So to me these will go with certain bottoms / outfit proportions across seasons instead of the footwear being limited to a season. Think summer colors, think olives and gold in fall, and black, yay, what's not to like!<br /> The key thing is fit and comfort. If these are the ones, you will wear them lots.</p> <p>I got the shoes below in the black snake suede last summer intentionally for summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785810 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 22:48:59 +0000 Anonymous 1785810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had that same bug in my head - until recently. I've got a pair of red or pale blue suede pumps or sandals on my spring list because the more i think about it, the suede makes these colours look richer in a shoe. &nbsp;You know how sometimes coloured leather can look sketchy? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785803 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 22:14:01 +0000 Brooklyn 1785803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suede was big here last summer. I thought the same thing as you at first but then I succumbed. No regrets </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785766 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:27:53 +0000 Angie 1785766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>GET THE RED SUEDE PUMPS. 100% SoCal Summer appropriate.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785762 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:23:10 +0000 Jennib12 1785762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've noticed the same thing! I was looking for a pair of pale oxfords - either a light grey or blush. I found tons of them, but all suede! I love the look of them, but I feel like suede is really impractical for spring as it's so rainy. I always spray my shoes with protector, but even then I feel like suede would be ruined in a single heavy downpour. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785761 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:22:55 +0000 Marilyn 1785761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been seeing a lot of shoes in suede.&nbsp; In terms of it being seasonal, I think it depends on the item.&nbsp; For example a suede blazer feels more fall/winter to me.&nbsp; I think suede shoes are just fine for spring/summer if the style works with your summer clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785760 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:19:32 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1785760@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's funny, when first reading this, I thought, "yes, suede is for winter". &nbsp; Then I remembered my two pairs of summer espadrilles that are suede. &nbsp; And they look very summery.</p> <p>I also have this idea that patent leather is 'winter'. &nbsp; But I have nude patent pumps I wear year-round, and a pair of Stuart Weitzman Nunaked sandals in patent leather. &nbsp; I only wear those in the summer. &nbsp; Go figure.</p> <p>So... &nbsp; I think the style of the shoe, and the color are determining factors.</p> <p>To answer your question, Ms. Mary, the shoes you show read 'winter' to me, because I can't picture them with summer skirts or shorts. &nbsp; But that doesn't actually mean these shoes wouldn't rock a summer look. &nbsp; It just means that I lack imagination &nbsp;:D :D</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785759 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:19:30 +0000 MsMary 1785759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie, I was going to guess the red ones for summer, too! And they are exactly the kind of thing I am looking for! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785755 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:12:58 +0000 anchie 1785755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL wedges are my summer shoes, but who knows, maybe I am breaking some unwritten suede law :)<br /> Will follow this with interest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785752 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:02:17 +0000 Jenni NZ 1785752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Um, nope Anchie! Only the red ones look summer to me... The pumps look like dressy winter and the wedges like spring/Autumn ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785750 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:58:09 +0000 anchie 1785750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting, I never really considered suede as strictly winter shoes, it is more how the shoes feel. For example I have 3 pairs of suede shoes, two of those feel like summer while third pair feels strictly winter. Hope it is obvious which pair is which </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785732 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:16:56 +0000 Jenni NZ 1785732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sort of feel it's not a summer thing either, but the suede I have I can't wear on really wet winter days due to risk of damage. I have one pair tan ankle booties which end up being Spring/Autumn. I do have one pair of summer walking sandals with part wide suede strap and part wide leather strap in contrasting colours. Now those have been worn in summer a heap, as sandals. I think in my head suede "feels" warmer so equals not-summer, if that makes any sense. The red heels you show are closed-toe and look more Spring/Autumn to me. But unless your summer is drastically hot then you could wear in summer too, don't see why not really. Interesting how we get these fashion neuroses... You certainly seem to have one in North America about "preppy", which as Kiwigal/Sally and I have said before, is not a thing in this country and nothing we have to worry about! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/suede-shoes-for-springsummer#post-1785730 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:15:55 +0000 Anonymous 1785730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking forward to seeing what the consensus is on this. &nbsp;I used to think of suede as for winter. &nbsp;But I am seeing so many cute, colorful somewhat bare styles like your find, that I am changing my mind on this. &nbsp;<br />And FWIW lots of these are brand new styles, so clearly the designers intend them for spring and/or summer.</p>