https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:37:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787674 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:17:02 +0000 Jenni NZ 1787674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you unfrumped. I think I may mostly be behind the curve as well. For instance, I've been extremely slow to pick up on the "booties with cropped pants" trend. I see younger women look great in that and I only tried it once and felt odd! I think with my starkly white legs the contrasts of two horizontal lines across my legs felt leg stumpifying. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787658 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:53:43 +0000 unfrumped 1787658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tulle, I get that exactly!<br /> I have never been fashion- forward but I started trying to update more with YLF. But I'm realizing that I'm going to be behind the curve and that also my environmental norm may tolerate that.<br /> Whilst I'm not against outfits that are not conventionally flattering but are trendy and fresh , those seem to really need to be on- trend and not " out". So<br /> Im focusing more on body type and generally flattering proportions- of course interpreted by ME- so it's more ok to finally " assemble" the items I have in mind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787648 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:33:32 +0000 tulle 1787648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Footwear is, as Ryce says, exhausting. It's so rare to find the right look in a shoe that also <i>feels</i> good, that by the time I've found the right footwear to carry a new look, it's no longer a new look!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787431 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:45:40 +0000 Anonymous 1787431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a dilemma for me as I exclusively wear "barefoot" shoes (which means a rounded toebox and <b>no </b>heel whatsoever). So I have very very limited options for footwear, and accordingly have to stick to bottoms that will go with ballet flats, sneakers, flat boots, or sandals.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787424 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 13:32:36 +0000 Suz 1787424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is really true for me, yes. Because of my shorter calves. I always know that the right footwear will be key, but can't always find it. YLF has helped me at least search for the right options!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787304 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 02:54:35 +0000 unfrumped 1787304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>always tryibg, I agree! Sometimes the " recommended" choices don't work.<br /> Ryce, I'm conflicted. When the combinations work out great, I go yay, I'm having fun with fashion. When it's hard, I wonder if I'm wasting my time and energy. I may be a fair- weather fashion gal!<br /> Staysfit, that well could be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787237 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 23:02:01 +0000 shedev 1787237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My look is footwear based. I will pass on bottoms that don't jibe with my footwear of choice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787212 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:50:08 +0000 Staysfit 1787212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I wonder if the right footwear would enable me to wear wide leg cropped pants? I don't wear them because I don't like how they look on me, but could it be that I need some other type of shoes? After reading this post, I need to think on this for a while. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787116 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:20:36 +0000 kkards 1787116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>sorry --double post</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787115 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:20:09 +0000 kkards 1787115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I often don't get that my footwear and my bottoms are really working together....i'm often slow on the proportion thing&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787112 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:17:44 +0000 Anonymous 1787112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! This is the primary reason I am usually slow to adapt to trends in pants and to a lesser extent skirt length. &nbsp;Figuring out footwear and heel heights and proportions is exhausting to me. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787055 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:37:13 +0000 always trying 1787055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>proportion is an individual thing.&nbsp; One person can wear a midi skirt with higher shaft booties and look great and another can look like she is standing in a hole. different leg to body lengths, different body types, etc. make all the difference. Also the contrast in the outfit, width of the pants or skirt, heel height of footwear, all play a part.&nbsp; Even after ruling out what does not work, you still have to continually re evaluate different looks.&nbsp; For me this is all part of the fun of fashion.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787054 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:36:20 +0000 KikiG 1787054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With fussy feet, I've finally learned to **begin** the season with shoe shopping.&nbsp; I'm proud to report that two shoe purchases (and a possible third candidate spotted) give me lots of shopping options for spring.&nbsp; There are more clothes for me than shoes.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787052 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:34:56 +0000 RobinF 1787052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think shoes are a huge part of whether or not bottoms work. I have always said the right shoes can make or break an outfit and I totally believe it. It's why I am more willing to spend on shoes than almost anything else (except maybe outerwear).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1787051 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:26:25 +0000 BrieN 1787051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Realizing the impact of the shoes on the bottoms and vice versa is one of the biggest lessons I have learned since joining YLF. It's huge.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am a shoe girl, so that drives a lot of my clothing purchases, but overall it's likely 50/50. &nbsp;I won't keep anything if it isn't part of a specific outfit I've worked out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1786986 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 05:38:25 +0000 Gigi 1786986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so with you. There have been many times that I have tried on a bottom in a cropped length (pants) or midi length (skirt) and have said, "Ugh!" But the fit is spot on, so I know I have the right size...and I say to myself, "Before I take this back, let me try it with various styles of footwear." And immediately everything changes, and the proportions are there, and I'm excited to have found a new silhouette. But sometimes you need exactly the right style of footwear, and as you point out, it is not always easy to find the right piece in the right color and style and that meets our requirements for comfort. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1786976 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 04:21:31 +0000 Emily K 1786976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my flaw is to "see" a complete outfit or idea in my mind's eye and then to need an exact, very specific item (maybe doesn't even exist outside of my mind) to execute that outfit instead of looking at more general categories and accepting various possible solutions. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1786949 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 02:29:55 +0000 DonnaF 1786949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are absolutely right.&nbsp; One's proportions, leg heft, etc. play into how much one can play around and still get flattery, but I'll bet a lot of women don't think that it is footwear that is making a *bottom* an orphan.&nbsp; Those culottes look cute in the stock photo, but I'll bet they would look off in a classic three-inch pump.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-footwear--bottoms-interaction-factor-in-updating#post-1786909 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:50:57 +0000 unfrumped 1786909@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am always struck by the way the availability of footwear influences opportunity for style changes in " bottoms" ( skirts &amp; pants , and technically dresses, too) choices , and vice versa.. </p> <p>Of course fashions and trends change both continually. But that doesn't mean I can find a given item very soon or easily if I like the style; (or maybe I don't like part of it, so will pass. )</p> <p>Then lo and behold, an item turns up and all of a sudden I " can" wear something.<br /> Examples might be that booties with the holy grail of narrow shafts allow for slimmer- straight long pants.<br /> Or, when I found the PG ankle strap flats, for me those were the key that unlocked the more cropped length of pants or long culotte, or feeling happier with the outfits, because I liked that look much more than just regular flats.<br /> I imagine that it is likely trends drive the look of both, but sometimes if is just me because the blogs will suggest multiple options, but I'll need something very specific, because I seem to be so ticky<br /> about proportions with my feet &amp; legs.<br /> I think it drives some style choices for sure. It might help if I had either more imagination/improvising skills, or if I were to find photos of some other options I'd not considered- more street fashion.<br /> How about you-- do you find the bottoms but not the shoes, or the shoes but not the right pants or skirt, or are you good at making do? </p>