https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:28:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2014703 Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:52:40 +0000 Roxanna 2014703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - have you looked into aigle? It's a French brand of rubber boots that are narrower in the calf and very comfortable. I have a Cobalt blue knee high pair with a crisp white bottom and a sturdy low block heel. Fashionable and practical. </p> <p><a href="https://www.aigle.com/uk/en/made-in-france" rel="nofollow">https://www.aigle.com/uk/en/made-in-france</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2014227 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:18:37 +0000 Karie 2014227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh how awful! To keep my feet dry in snow and slush, I like LLBean duck boots. Pretty they're not, functional they are.</p> <p>I also have a pair of cheapo duck boots that I bought at BJs (probably paid no more than $20) at least a decade ago that have remained waterproof through all of winter's worst weather. Go figure.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2014148 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:14:57 +0000 Vicki 2014148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Say it isn’t so! I thought Aquatalia was the fashionable go-to for wet weather! Sorry to hear your little footsies were cold and what are Greg’s Caterpillars? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2013218 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:25:46 +0000 Angie 2013218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>La Ped,</b> good to know. Thanks for your thoughtful replies.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Suntiger,</b> I need the RIGHT boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2013131 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:03:31 +0000 Anonymous 2013131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreeing about the thicker soles! We get a lot of slush too, and my snowboots have thick rubber soles with a wedge. I've never had issues with soggy feet with them (but don't walk more than necessary in winter). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2013130 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:00:16 +0000 lyn67 2013130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So frustrating, but at least I've learned a lot just reading the comments, thank you all! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2013127 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:50:03 +0000 LaPed 2013127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bogs are pretty light for the warmth they offer, but I find the fit pretty loose -- and I have wide forefeet and wear thick socks with them. I couldn't go down a size, because my toes are right at the end in my regular size, but there is some extra volume throughout. I've only ever worn the Classics, though, and some of the other styles might be cut slimmer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2013062 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:55:10 +0000 Angie 2013062@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b></b>Thanks sweet,&nbsp;<b>Mac </b>and<b> Cheryl. </b></p> <p><b><br /> </b></p> <p><b>La Ped,</b> you're dead right! I need comfy wellies that are lightweight, neat, narrow and refined. I like the pink with white soles.&nbsp;</p> <p>Do you think Bogs will be too wide and heavy?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2013050 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:14:10 +0000 LaPed 2013050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, you might take a look at Alice &amp; Whittles for wellies. Bogs and similar will, I bet, be too wide/sloppy for your feet, but the A&amp;Ws are quite slim in comparison, and they have a nice clean design. <a href="https://www.aliceandwhittles.com/collections/all" rel="nofollow">https://www.aliceandwhittles.com/collections/all</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2013019 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:48:48 +0000 cherylm 2013019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I put substantial inserts in my rain boots during the slushy weather and that worked for me. The inserts prevented me from wearing bulky socks so when I replace my rain boots I will size up for inserts and heavy socks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2012988 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:48:37 +0000 Angie 2012988@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Suz</b>, again, you're dead right. I find Wellies soon uncomfortable! Maybe things have improved though. I will look in Autumn. For now, Spring has hit Seattle, and my Sperry snow boots are fine for Utah because they clear the snow and slush!!! Maybe I need Bogs? I will start a thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2012775 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:52:11 +0000 Mac 2012775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So sorry for your painful blisters, dear Angie! Ouch. Aquatalia is one of my favourite shoe brands so I’m especially sorry to hear that yours didn’t live up to your expectations. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2012774 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:37:54 +0000 Suz 2012774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, exactly. When I said I wouldn't wear my Gennas in that weather above, I was mistaken...actually, I would. (I thought I'd attached different photos with even worse conditions.) But if the slush were worse/deeper than in those photos, I wouldn't wear them. And that's what you ran into. Seattle's snowmageddon was much worse than Vancouver's this year.&nbsp;</p> <p>Since you probably don't need a true snow boot for most Seattle conditions, maybe a good rain boot (wellie) would be in order? I'm considering the purchase of same for next year. I can't wear them as a regular item but with the special sock you can get I think they are more comfortable/ warmer/ less sweat inducing.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2012759 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 14:48:32 +0000 Angie 2012759@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, ladies. Very helpful info.</p> <p>Oh,<b> Suz</b>. THANK YOU for your very thorough and thoughtful response. EXCELLENT info. Can you believe that your La Cad Callies are your slush boots!&nbsp;</p> <p>The slush and snow I walked through was worse than your pics - much more snow and slush, and piled up higher. What an optimist I was wearing my riding boots - but had nothing else </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/3#post-2012670 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:45:49 +0000 Suz 2012670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, I'm late here -- so sorry. Am mostly off the forum for a few weeks due to work. And I haven't read all the comments. But first -- I am so sorry!! SOOOOO frustrating!!&nbsp;</p> <p>AND, I also had to laugh, because I could have written a post with the same title this week! Not due to waterproofing issue, but because my favourite Aquatalias (the Gail, in Finds) split a seam for no apparent reason!! They are out for repair as I write. I have no idea what went wrong.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway, back to your boots. First, I would say that slush is really different from rain or dry snow. If you go back a few years to my annual footwear complaint posts, you will see that many people told me, "Just wear your nice booties" in slushy conditions, to which I could only reply, are you <b>insane</b>????? &nbsp;(Pictorial argument below). </p> <p>I would not wear my knee high Genna Aquatalias in the conditions below. &nbsp;I would not wear my Aquatalia booties in those conditions, either. </p> <p>I <b>would </b>wear and have worn my dressier/ more refined Aquatalias in heavy rain and/or dry snow. Without any problem.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also wore&nbsp;my beloved grey Aquatalia booties in the deepest downpour you can imagine, and one bootie did then (forevermore) leak at the toe seam, but honestly, this was a deluge. And my feet were immersed in deep water for about an hour. I couldn't reasonably complain.&nbsp;</p> <p>The boots/ booties I wear in slushy or truly wintery awful conditions are my La Canadienne Cally short boots, with a lug sole. They keep me warm and dry no matter what. Brilliant boot. They are not even billed as "winter" wear by the company -- only as "autumn" worthy. But they work for me with wool socks. Their true winter boots are even better.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also wear my knee high La Canadiennes, which are dressier, but to be honest, I wouldn't be out in the absolute worst weather in those for very long.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Of course I also wear my Ugg Adirondack snow boots for more casual/ gearish adventures. Unfortunately, those aggravate my PF so I have to be careful with them I didn't bring them to Vancouver because I didn't anticipate I'd need that degree of warmth or weather proofing -- and even with our colder than usual winter, I didn't.&nbsp;</p> <p>I used to also wear my Aquatalia Sweetie motos and again, they handled it, although they did wear out faster than some forum members.'&nbsp;</p> <p>The key is a lug sole or a substantial rubber sole or a small heel or a platform that gets you slightly above the worst of it.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway...my point is...it might not be the brand...but the <b>STYLE.</b> You need to read the fine print carefully and also be realistic. Boots have seams and zippers -- so no matter what, water gets in if it is deep and if you spend a lot of time in it -- unless the sole is substantial enough to raise you above the worst wet. Dry snow is easy peasy to deal with. Rain is fairly easy unless you are walking in deep puddles. Ice and slush are the worst -- ice due to danger, slush due to feet getting wet.&nbsp;</p> <p>A refined boot is generally not going to work in such conditions if you are out for any length of time. Fine for going from car to destination but not fine for a 2 mile walk.&nbsp;</p> <p>Phew. That was longer than it needed to be. But you get it, I'm sure! I'm so sorry for the blisters and disappointment.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012669 Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:25:06 +0000 Colette 2012669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your poor feet! Sounds like you need a wellie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012570 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:26:51 +0000 em 2012570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post is so distressing, because my winter boots are Aquatalia. They're a knee-high suede wedge and are insanely comfortable, insanely stylish, and insanely functional--they've kept my feet dry and warm through rain, snow, and slush.</p> <p>They will also need to be replaced in 2 years, if not next year.</p> <p>Like Angie, I did NOT have a good customer service experience when I wanted to get them serviced--they said they didn't do that. My cobbler worked a miracle, but the lining is beginning to wear and then it's over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012568 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:21:14 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2012568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really appreciate this post. I’d been thinking of this brand as snowshoes that manage to look really good, so hearing them separated so clearly from real snow boots is a disappointing revelation, but one that’s good for me to know, before I save up my pennies for Aquatalia with the expectation that I could wear them in snow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012552 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:24:56 +0000 Anonymous 2012552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*snowies* &nbsp;- ftw </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012535 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:32:17 +0000 LaPed 2012535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Elizabeth P; when the slush is ankle-deep, I opt for Bogs. Not the prettiest, but neither are wet feet! If I really want my feet warm and dry, I avoid anything with stitching, eyelets, zippers, or a sole that's glued or stitched to the upper. All points of failure even if the materials themselves claim to be waterproof. The way they're put together is what lets the water in. I'm looking for single-piece construction, either rubber or neoprene. Wellies like Hunter boots are good if you add an insulating liner. </p> <p>annagybe -- those boot monstrosities are hilarious! You could probably put together the same look at Tractor Supply for about one-tenth of the price. ;)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012516 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:06:08 +0000 Angie 2012516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>JAileen</b>, they do. It took THREE WEEKS, and for two days I couldn't wear anything on my feet. I stayed at home all day.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012513 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:04:06 +0000 JAileen 2012513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If it leaked through the zipper then that tells me that the boots weren’t designed for slush or fording streams either. </p> <p>Hope your feet are feeling better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012483 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:17:21 +0000 annagybe 2012483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In light of this whole conversation<br />I got an email about these, and it cracks me up. Especially the fake YakTraks or Micro Spikes</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://lagarconne.com/collections/1017-alyx-9sm/products/flxcbwss19-1017-alyx-9sm-chelsea-boot-w-vibram-sole">https://lagarconne.com/collect.....ibram-sole</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012469 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:38:40 +0000 Elizabeth P 2012469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>That sounds like a horrible experience, Angie.</div><div>Echoing the advice of the other "snowies"... and I'm one who lives in a VERY slushy climate.&nbsp; Don't give up on the brand... just branch out into some very <b><i>un</i></b>fashionable footwear :)</div><div>Hate to admit it, but Bogs are what I go for in those conditions.&nbsp; <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>ETA, my Aquatalias are my most worn booties, because they are so reliable for almost anything.&nbsp; Almost.&nbsp; <br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012459 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:03:34 +0000 Bonnie 2012459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lots of good advice here about what to expect from boots. I'm sorry your boots failed you and can't imagine how you walked back with blisters and freezing feet. I think I would have called a cab or uber for a ride home. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012453 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:44:01 +0000 Angie 2012453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks SO much for your thoughts, ladies - especially from the snow pros! Now I know what to expect and not expect. I will not give up on &nbsp;Aquatalia. &nbsp;</p> <p>To be fair, I forgot to mention that I wear these boots in POURING Seattle rain and my feet stay dry. Dry snow was fine too. Slush = DISASTER. I needed proper snow boots for that commute. Lesson learned.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012439 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:58:51 +0000 Roxanna 2012439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Angie,<br />Speaking as a Canadian used to snow, I think your expectations might have been too high. I wear my Aquatalias in rain and very light powdery snow. Anything heavier or slushier requires my Sorels or Merrels. In fact, in slushy/wet snow, I won't even wear heavy-duty snowboots unless they have rubber bottoms - everything else seems to let the wet in. Even though they are weather proof, I always think they mean that for Italian weather - not for heavy snow and slush, and I have never found leather to be snow proof.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maybe I have less expectations, but in years and years of trudging through snow, I do find only proper snowboots keep my feet dry and warm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012434 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:28:38 +0000 Jules 2012434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m sorry about your tootsies! Slush is indeed the worst. I probably live with some of the nastiest slushy conditions around (snow + temps not consistently below zero all winter + walking near lots of cars + use of salt). No boot with a seam or zipper of any kind can be expected to perform the same as a solid piece of rubber like a wellie. It’s just not logical. This is why I kind of have to side-eye those lined Converse as ‘winter’ gear - I got some and I like them, but I wear them in specific dry conditions which are pretty rare around here when it’s also cold enough to want fleece lining. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012427 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:07:59 +0000 Anonymous 2012427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a miserable day that must have been - sorry you went through all of that . &nbsp;All I could think while reading was that those were the wrong boots to wear in those conditions - weather/waterproof or not, and I wouldn't make a quality assessment on that one experience. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/very-disappointed-with-aquatalia/page/2#post-2012425 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:58:09 +0000 Eliza 2012425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So sorry for the ordeal, Angie. Cold, wet feet are the worst. The links annagybe provided are interesting as there is contradictory language within Aquatalia's statements. "Repels water" is different than "weatherproof' to me, leading to different expectations. I have multiple pairs of Aquatalias and mostly view them as miracles for a moderately severe winter climate. They have kept my feet dry if I hit puddles along the way, but consistent slush like you faced has not been tested here. I'll be very curious to see what they say. Thanks for sharing. </p>