https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:51:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-860103 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:32:26 +0000 Katiepea 860103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm really glad to hear that you are keeping them. They are so lovely, it would have been a shame to let them go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-860069 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:42:46 +0000 Lynne 860069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a simple solution!!! Well done. So glad you persevered. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-860041 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:46:54 +0000 unfrumped 860041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great remixing. And especially what Joy said. If you have a renewed interest in their true cor, then keep as is.Otherwise I've had some success with shoepolish as Joy noted,to tone down a color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-860023 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:28:28 +0000 CocoLion 860023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you could make them work! I'm curious, did you roll the bf jeans so they hit the top of the boot, or did you tuck them? I'm always a bit stumped with this issue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-859994 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:09:20 +0000 Anonymous 859994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad that you are keeping them. If you ever want to change up the color a bit without dying them, just polish them with brown or cordovan shoe polish paste (like Kiwi)...rubbing in with a soft cloth and then rubbing with a clean rag. The leather will absorb some of the darker color and they will be more brown. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-859981 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:56:51 +0000 Sveta 859981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good decision...but can we see the pictures of that life changing outfit (at least for the boots)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-859805 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:44:27 +0000 Janet 859805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I wore them today for a very casual errand-running kind of day, and the verdict is that I'm keeping them. </p> <p>I wore them with BF jeans, white tank, light blue chambray shirt, a patterned scarf and my J Crew tipped pea coat. Got compliments on the coat and the boots. :-)</p> <p>I discovered the thing that makes them work is a patterned scarf that has a bit of that color/tone in it, and it so happens that I have at least 4 or 5 that work, in varying weights and prints. So yay for figuring out how to rescue a closet orphan! </p> <p>Oh, one of the errands I ran was taking six big shopping bags of clothes, shoes, and some other accessories to the Goodwill. These were purged over the last few months. Whew! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857678 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:45:45 +0000 Janet 857678@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, all! </p> <p>I'm going to rotate these to the front of the closet to give them more prominence, and try them for my next casual walking around day with jeans. I like the shape -- they are casual classic, after all. I'm just so used to "matching" footwear. I can see how treating these kind of like my tan cowboy boots could work. </p> <p>It's funny, I'm more reluctant to let go of these than some others I have that were more expensive but have high heels and therefore lack the comfort factor these have. I like my higher heels, but they don't quite allow me the spontaneity in my day I often prefer (oh, there's an old Hudson truck in that field -- I'm going to walk out there to photograph it, but not in suede 3" platform boots!). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857654 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:42:52 +0000 Anonymous 857654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think if you have other boots you like more you can let these go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857653 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:42:36 +0000 Thistle 857653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have lots of great advice already, but I would say try the suggestions above with your current wardrobe. See if you love the boots enough to add to regular wear. If that is going to be a struggle, I would dye them. The shape is fab, and you said they are comfortable. I hate giving up on comfortable fashionable footwear! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857650 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:32:41 +0000 Krista 857650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe with jeans and if you had a scarf that is multi-colored (like a wonder scarf!) that also has this tone? I don't think you have to have an exact match per se, just something that links the boots to another aspect of your outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857648 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:21:49 +0000 Anonymous 857648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them with white denim in spring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857602 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:39:54 +0000 Deborah 857602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, do yu want to wear this colour? Do you like it? If not, they are cool boots which I think would be fab with jeans, in particular, so I would be inclined to dye them:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857595 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:32:48 +0000 Katiepea 857595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I think you should send them to me! (I know, I'm so cheeky - can you tell I really like 'em? ;-))</p> <p>I just think these boots are great fun! I agree they would look lovely with burgundy or I'd really like to see them paired with aquamarine. I think the two colours would look smashing together. Don't give up on these babies just yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857565 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:14:26 +0000 Diana 857565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to have Frye carson booties (sadly uncomfortable) in that color and wore them with bare legs and skirts as a nude. Although admittedly my skin tone is a lot closer to mustard than yours! </p> <p>I like mustard with blues and greens too... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857509 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:51:14 +0000 Adelfa 857509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can see them with black or burgundy or blue or white.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857495 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:14:05 +0000 rae 857495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would also try them with a monochromatic outfit and see. I love that color with black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857482 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:45:24 +0000 Janet 857482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the suggestions, ladies! </p> <p>I think one of the problems is they've been buried in my closet. As spring approaches I'm trying to take a hard look at what footwear I've been passing over, and possibly making some hard purging choices. I have some other fab unworn things that I spent much more for than I did these, and I'm wondering if their time is up. Perhaps I will post some photos for feedback later in the weekend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857481 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:41:11 +0000 Sveta 857481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try them with otherwise monochrome outfit - they may add just enough punch this way.<br /> BTW mustard can look pretty with blues...just saying </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857475 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:32:45 +0000 Tanya 857475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are gorgeous booties, but I see what you mean about color. I have similar colored ones but in my case they bookend my hair.<br /> Do you wear white/cream tops? It might be enough of lightness to sort of match them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857474 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:32:25 +0000 Caro in Oz 857474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>a if that doesn't work b then if all else fails c....:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-boots#post-857472 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:29:19 +0000 Janet 857472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm posting a pic of these Miz Moos booties I've had for a couple of years. They were second hand so very inexpensive (I think $20). Even though they are quite comfortable and I like the style, I never reach for them because the color is just not part of my typical palette. It's kind of mustard-y, and I wear absolutely no yellow, very little orange, and gravitate to cool colors instead. </p> <p>Should I:</p> <p>a) just try them with one of my usual outfits as a contrast, not trying to match anything?<br /> b) try dyeing them?<br /> c) give them away?</p> <p>Due to the lighting in here, the pic actually makes them look almost light cognac-ish. I would probably wear them if they were! Maybe that would be a relatively easy dye job? </p>