https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 15:55:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221575 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:39:58 +0000 catgirl 221575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, the self-stick ones are cheap and don't work... at least in any snow or rain, which is when you need them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221567 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:35:27 +0000 Jonesy 221567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Biscuitsmom, you should really post a pic of you in your LS boots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221536 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:30:59 +0000 Vix 221536@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, in case it helps I'm back with pics of the thin Vibram non-skid sole protector I had added to my boots. </p> <p>I have tried the self-stick type but they tear off easily for me (wet streets don't help).</p> <p>Sorry the floor is filthy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221360 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:02:20 +0000 Angie 221360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have rubber strips popped on the soles. Works like a charm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221339 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:39:57 +0000 biscuitsmom 221339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jonesy, yes, the LS ones need some stretching- NO way Im giving them up-lol! They fit ok everywhere except across the top of the foot, where its very tight....Im very grateful to you for posting them! I'll look for that post, thanks....the slippery devils are a cognac crockadile look pair of booties (with pointy toes,which Im very unsure of) that I got from Aldos for only $35! They go so well with my cognac brahmin bag I hate to return them.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221210 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:34:56 +0000 Jonesy 221210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just curious--are these the same boots from lorisshoes.com? The ones I had originally pointed out to A.J. on her thread? I was wondering if those worked out for you...</p> <p>Re. stretching boots: I'm pretty sure that Audi on her blog "Fashion for Nerds," did a recent post about stretching her boots and shoes at home. It involved some sort of spray and a wooden stretcher thingie. It sounds like it did the trick. A decent cobbler can do it for you too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221198 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:16:46 +0000 biscuitsmom 221198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the replies! I'll definitely look into the suggestions... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221195 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:12:21 +0000 Vix 221195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can definitely get a thin Vibram sole added (it runs about $20 where I am). </p> <p>If you walk a lot (I do) this will also save you from having paper-thin soles chewed up.</p> <p>I just got a pair back from the shop, so I will try to take a pic this weekend so folks can see it. </p> <p>I don't think it's particularly obtrusive in profile, but then again I am more concerning about not falling on my arse than my boot profile, ha. [I never got around to getting these fixed last year when they were new, bad me.] </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221190 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:51:40 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 221190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've heard about the "roughing up with sandpaper/rough paving" tricks...but it seems so destructive to new boots! One of my dithering points with a pair of ankle boots I own but haven't worn yet is that they are so slick on the bottom. I was thinking about taking them to the cobbler (like I have a cobbler - hah) and just having him put something on, but I feel like that ruins the line of the boot...aren't they somewhat noticable (the rubber sole won't match the leather sole in coloration, etc)?</p> <p>Decisions, decisions... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221167 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:48:22 +0000 Kate 221167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How much do you need to stretch them? I would go to a cobbler and see what they can do (and how much it would cost). Or you could try wearing them around a bit and see if they stretch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221153 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:32:04 +0000 MsMary 221153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They have these things at DSW that you stick on the sole to make them skid-proof. I bought a bunch of flip-flops that were wicked slippery on the bottoms, and these stick-on things fixed the problem right up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221152 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:31:58 +0000 Kristine 221152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can buy non-slip grips to attach to the bottom too. Not as good as a sole with traction I'm sure but better than nothing.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Non-Slip-High-Shoes-Boots-Sandals/dp/B0013QZ2AS" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Non-Slip.....B0013QZ2AS</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221143 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:58 +0000 catgirl 221143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get a rubber grippy sole put on all my smooth boots to protect me from the old slip and fall, and it preserves the leather if the sole is leather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221135 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:34:37 +0000 annagybe 221135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember Nordstrom put some sticky wax like substance on the bottom of some boots I bought. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221133 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:32:59 +0000 biscuitsmom 221133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cool! I'll try it.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221132 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:31:30 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 221132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sandpaper? I used to rough up my slick shoe bottoms a bit by walking on a rough concrete driveway for a little bit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/too-smooth-boot-bottoms#post-221131 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:29:03 +0000 biscuitsmom 221131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know it was addressed in a previous post, but I cant find it....I have a new pair of boots that are SO smooth on the bottom, Im afraid I'll fall right on my ass when I wear them! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Also *any* tips for stretching boots will be too! </p>