https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:05:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150789 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:18:35 +0000 Mo 1150789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep. &nbsp;Already a new 'pretty' has caught my eye lol. &nbsp;Who knows? &nbsp;Maybe in several months it'll be half price . . . mwahaha!<br />&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.revolveclothing.com/DisplayProduct.jsp?product=SENS-WZ38&amp;utm_campaign=Tellapart&amp;cvosrc=Retargeting.Tellapart&amp;utm_medium=retargeting&amp;utm_source=display&amp;source=Tellapart">http://www.revolveclothing.com.....;cvosrc=Re</a>&nbsp; April, they are the much lower, shootie style, for us skinny ankles.<br />If not, maybe next fall will offer even more zip and silver and Mo bling </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150773 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:30:15 +0000 shemarie 1150773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like you and Claire, I'm in the wait for PPP camp too.&nbsp; With 70 degree temps, I've done the same and put my quest for the perfect black riding boots on hold yet again. Sigh.&nbsp;The very best thing this forum has taught me (and there are lots!) is that placeholders are never satisfying to me and I virtually always regret them and regret settling. And it ends up costing me more in the long run. Slowly but surely, I'm learning&nbsp;to have patience, thanks to the inspiration of all of you! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150771 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:22:01 +0000 DonnaF 1150771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please don't settle.&nbsp; When the equivalent of those leather pants come along, you want to have the $$ (or $$$!) to get them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150757 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:03:14 +0000 April 1150757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mo, I know you may not wear them for a while, and it's probably not worth making a full time job of your search at this point in the year,&nbsp;but if you stumbled upon the right pair, I would say definitely get them and put them away until the&nbsp;weather cooperates. &nbsp;</p> <p>FWIW, I'm discovering that it's easier to dodge the skinny ankle bootie problem if you get some that are cut lower. &nbsp;As I posted on my Manlows thread, I have been wearing<a rel="nofollow" href="http://http://www.zappos.com/born-trisha-black-full-grain?si2320637=&amp;channel=201&amp;mr:referralID=bea416fb-87a6-11e3-9104-001b2166c62d"> these</a>&nbsp;to death. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150729 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:31:36 +0000 Gigi 1150729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Generally, unless I'm really struggling with getting dressed because of a wardrobe hole, I don't get placeholders. I've always been upset with myself for settling too soon when I didn't have to. So I say to wait. :^) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150653 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:00:10 +0000 Liz A. 1150653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FWIW I had a pair of romantic soles and I realized they looked like stripper shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150648 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:49:53 +0000 catgirl 1150648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Coming back again to say I think waiting for your heart to pitter patter is the way to go. Those items are so worthwhile! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150640 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:39:04 +0000 Beth Ann 1150640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I understand your mixed feelings:&nbsp; the season is so short, but booties seem so "you."&nbsp; What about looking for a peep-toe bootie that most of us find impractical for our climate?</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/report-signature-bryanna-cutout-bootie/3624900?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&amp;contextualcategoryid=2375500&amp;fashionColor=Tan&amp;resultback=1730&amp;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-searchresults-_-1_5_C" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/re.....earch-pers</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150612 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:11:35 +0000 catgirl 1150612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd wait. I just posted about shopping fatigue though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150594 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:01:55 +0000 Alassë 1150594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second Diana. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150519 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:39:15 +0000 Classically Casual 1150519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've purchased all my boots &amp; booties at deep discount during the summer. I tend towards more classic styles. So my advice would be to mentally tell yourself you're waiting, while keeping a loose search going as especially good sales appear. On the other hand, since the weather has been so cold this winter in places not normally cold, the booties may be selling out, I don't know. It is clear that retail in general is struggling in the U.S. and great sales abound. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150513 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:26:19 +0000 kwix 1150513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would wait for the perfect pair!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150481 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:48:04 +0000 Suz 1150481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would definitely wait. None of these set your heart on fire and next year, who knows what will come along. Or whether you'll need booties at all.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150478 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:44:41 +0000 Anonymous 1150478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, wait for PPP. I'm trying to practice that too but sales goggles make it tough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150474 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:42:49 +0000 unfrumped 1150474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd wait. Though, I may need to take lessons.<br />I'm in similar thought-mode not because bootie season is over yet, but because I'm thinking I've made it this far this year, and spring is a-comin', and maybe finish out the season and start thinking/looking again late next summer. <br />It's not that I'm so trendy--by the time I check off fit and heel and other criteria, I'd probably get almost the same thing now or later--but I might rather not buy them at the end of this season just in case I'm thinking a bit differently next fall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150464 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:22:38 +0000 El Cee 1150464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, Mo… I think there are at least a few of us here who admire your discipline. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150463 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:22:13 +0000 Mo 1150463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Anna, I do too. &nbsp;I have to fight myself inside. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150462 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:18:44 +0000 annagybe 1150462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Frankly Mo, I need to take lessons from you. I sometimes get so hot headed for a look that I become obsessed with getting the pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150458 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:15:46 +0000 Mo 1150458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I should probably cool my jets and just keep an eye out in general in case an awesome pair pops up. &nbsp;It's hard to wait and go without sometimes, but smart. &nbsp;And I'd rather be smart than have a bunch of crud in my closet. &nbsp;<br />Thanks for thinking this through with me!&nbsp; </p> <p>It may be a wardrobe hole, but I can get dressed without them, so it's not like it's a gaping hole or anything &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150456 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:14:01 +0000 Thistle 1150456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would wait if you can. It doesn't sound like you need them, and there will be a whole crop of new black booties in the fall.</p> <p>I find placeholders seldom work and I am still hunting for what I wanted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150455 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:13:33 +0000 cciele 1150455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Diana said. I lean toward waiting - PPP! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150453 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:09:53 +0000 annagybe 1150453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I'd wait. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150450 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:07:26 +0000 merwoman 1150450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ha ha love your weather report Mo! Can't really offer you good advice since you are totally out of my temperature zone :-)<br />If you have a serious hole now, I would be tempted by #2 and #3. So much of my decision is based on fit and comfort - I would be tempted to order and see how they feel IRL.<br />Enjoy your warm weather!!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150446 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:05:51 +0000 Diana 1150446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, are you having trouble getting dressed in the morning right now without them?&nbsp; If not, I say wait for the perfect ones.&nbsp; If you are having trouble, then it's a need and you would probably wear the placeholders enough to justify them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150445 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:05:37 +0000 viva 1150445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is something about the shape of the Steven Roger boot that I find really appealing. Maybe it's worth trying on? But then again, if it's not really making you go pitter-patter, waiting until the next boot season starts heating up might make more sense. The newer styles in the fall might speak to you more, and then you can pounce on something you really love. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150443 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:04:27 +0000 Anonymous 1150443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you Mo! I am having the same conundrum. We have had mid 70's all month long (24C) and that does nothing to make me even look at boots. My goal was to replace the ones I have with a flat style with&nbsp;almond toes but I have not found any. Okay, so I haven't looked very hard, but I have tried some on. For me, it has to be love, or I'll pass. So I guess I'm waiting till next year. Whenever I have bought a "place holder" item at the end of the season--just in case there is a shortage next year--I've been sorry. I would say keep on looking, because after all (unlike me) you actually&nbsp;<i>like&nbsp;</i>boots. Whenever you find just the right ones, pounce! But don't settle. If you don't want them more than a sundress you could wear right away, they probably aren't the right booties for you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150442 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:01:27 +0000 El Cee 1150442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow… looks like you are soon to be back in sandal territory. Perhaps you do not need to "actively" work toward filling this hole. However, if you should happen to stumble upon the perfect pair of&nbsp;black booties (especially if it is on sale), I say "grab". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/time-to-stop-looking-for-booties#post-1150439 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:53:30 +0000 Mo 1150439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know most of you are in the middle of a serious deep freeze. &nbsp;This isn't meant to taunt you in any way (really!!). &nbsp;I am wondering if I am so far into my 'cold' season in FL that it might be smarter to just wait and put the black bootie search on hold. &nbsp;We've had some 40's and 50's, but it looks like after this week, it's behind us.&nbsp;<br />I have a few entry level choices, I guess you could call it. &nbsp;I view them as solid 8's style wise. &nbsp;They'd certainly close the wardrobe gap, but maybe not make my heart pitter patter. &nbsp;I could buy a pair, and have placeholders essentially until 'the' pair showed up. &nbsp;<br />Or I could just put the search on hold and keep an eye open for them throughout the year, maybe finding a much loved style on sale off season before next fall rolls around, when I'd really need them. &nbsp;</p> <p>yay -&nbsp;be patient and wait for ones you really love<br />nay - fill that hole now and then keep your eyes peeled for an upgrade </p>