https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:15:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1718002 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:05:12 +0000 Barbara Diane 1718002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Last summer I wore my booties in late August with dresses, but looking at the photos, I should have either waited until later or worn a pair in a lighter color. The black suede with those dresses looked off in summer.</p> <p>I love sandals as they are more comfortable for me, so I stay in them as long as possible. But this year due to YLF and NAS I am looking forward to wearing fall/winter clothes. But not yet. My favorite temps are in the 70's. And I do better with the sun out. But I am looking at my booties longingly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717775 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:18:08 +0000 Anonymous 1717775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When my DH and I were in Cozumel, I saw some girls wearing cowboy boots with summer dresses. I knew they had to be from somewhere in the Southern U.S. That's the way they dress here. It's definitely not what they wear there, and not what I was wearing. How they could wear those boots in the heat and humidity is beyond me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717667 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 04:13:24 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1717667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a self proclaimed boot addict but in the heat and humidity of Virginia Beach, I pack them away. I get plenty of wear out of them and my summer shoes don't need the competition, lol. I will be coming back from my cruise the beginning of October and start fall switchover then. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717601 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:36:55 +0000 Anonymous 1717601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When my feet start getting cold - usually in late Fall, depending on how the weather goes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717430 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:31:47 +0000 Jazzy Dance 1717430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I won't be able to wear fall clothing until late October here in North Carolina. I spend most of the early 'fall' wearing the summer clothes it was too hot for all summer. Like shirts with short sleeves and cropped pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717401 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:03:03 +0000 kerry 1717401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Even though, like others, I live in a climate with a long winter, I break out my fall footwear as soon as possible. Leather boots/booties and fashion sneakers only get wear in the fall before the snow flies and in the spring after it's melted. These seasons are very short. In winter it's only snow boots except for the odd mild and dry day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717384 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:01:05 +0000 Windchime 1717384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>July and August are usually way too hot and humid for ankle boots here. I almost completely change footwear from summer to winter, and I start wearing my ankle boots, leather oxfords, etc. in late September when the temperatures drop. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717378 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:24:24 +0000 Penny 1717378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Although I rarely wear sandals past August, I enjoy bare legs and ballet flats as long as possible before switching to black tights and black flats, and later making the move to black tights and knee-high boots based on the weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717355 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:24:54 +0000 Sisi 1717355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As late as possible! Generally, late October /November. I&nbsp;don't like Fall and Winter, and I try to extend&nbsp; Summer as long as possible, at the cost of shivering in non appropriate clothing. Then there comes the day when I have to&nbsp;give up.&nbsp;It is always a sad day for me when I have to admit that Summer is over.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717336 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 04:33:59 +0000 Sal 1717336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Opposite seasons but I tend to only wear boots from April to October,,with both April and October being fringe seasons where I might also wear sandals or shoes.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717166 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:04:36 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1717166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto what Summer said. I do like to wear summer footwear as long as possible, because sometimes our summers seem too short. And I pretty much live in booties from fall through spring. <br />My difficulty is finding enough days to wear oxfords. I love them, and they are kind of a transition shoe for me, weather-wise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717163 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 17:51:30 +0000 Anonymous 1717163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is purely temperature dependent for me. &nbsp;My feet run hot. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717154 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 17:33:12 +0000 tulle 1717154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I add things piece by piece: In hot, humid August, I'm down to a pair of ballet flats, various sandals, and extra-lightweight sneakers.&nbsp; Soon I'll be adding heavier Converse sneaks and oxfords, then booties and taller boots throughout September/October. I do wear my Hunter wellies all year, though, for tramping through places where brambles, snakes, and ticks lie in wait. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1717058 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:36:15 +0000 Summer 1717058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My approach is purely practical:&nbsp; I wear boots whenever my feet feel chilly.&nbsp; So, here in the UK, that could mean wearing them during a cold spell in summer.&nbsp; Mostly, though, it's late September or October when the boots come out to play. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1716992 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 01:46:25 +0000 Author Linda 1716992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A few booties are never completely put away, because I wear a few pair year round. When the weather cools around mid-October, I pull out all the booties and wear them instead of sandals and my cheery summer slip on sneakers that just don't look autumnal. I alternate them with loafers or athletic shoes. I love booties. They're one of the reasons--wonderful sweaters being another--I love dressing for autumn and winter way more than spring/summer.</p> <p>Full-on outdoor boots meant for winter wait until December, unless weather is such that I must haul them out early. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear/page/2#post-1716991 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 01:36:12 +0000 Carla 1716991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Suz, Chris, and Ummlila, I put off boots for as long as possible. They aren't my favourite form of footwear, and I will surely have to wear them for 6 months of the year due to the nature of our weather. By March I will be sick of them, but I usually can't get my toes out until May.</p> <p>I'll wear boots and booties when the snow comes. Before that, pointy toe flats and brogues. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716972 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:25:40 +0000 shedev 1716972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never put them away. I wore booties yesterday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716970 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:20:50 +0000 El Cee 1716970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I personally run warm, so I do not bring my boots and booties out until the temps drop into the fifties... which is usually mid-October or early November. And they usually get put away again by mid-April. I tend to wear pumps, loafers, oxfords, ballet flats and other my other closed toed shoes (all without socks) in the transitional months between my sandal and boot seasons. I also own two pairs of peep toe booties that I wear in the transition months.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716963 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:01:43 +0000 Ginger 1716963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>RWS, I'm somewhat north of you, but I know exactly where you're coming from. Waiting for cool weather to wear boots is an exercise in frustration!&nbsp; Like many people, I have a higher tolerance for warmer footwear than for actual fall clothes.&nbsp; Booties in particular are much easier to wear year-round.&nbsp; I would feel funny in tall, non-cowboy boots, but I feel the heat more there.</p> <p>Other fall clothing is more difficult. I love my leggings and skinnies and long-sleeve knits, but I can't stand them until the high temp is no more than 75.&nbsp; And that can take until late October or November.&nbsp; So I've starting gathering a capsule of autumnal-feeling colors and looks, but in lightweight, short sleeve garments.&nbsp; Footwear is particularly helpful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716955 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:43:17 +0000 Alexandra 1716955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wait for cool weather. The calendar is great, but it's not relevant in that my feet don't care what month it is, only how warm they are. So when cool weather moves in, fall footwear goes into rotation. In my book, boots with bare legs are a no-no. If it's cool enough for boots, it's too cold for bare legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716939 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:14:40 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1716939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to wait as long as possible because the real must-wear-boots season is so long. (Like seven months long). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716938 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:12:31 +0000 Runs With Scissors 1716938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Its very interesting to hear others' point of view on this. &nbsp;Seems like we have a lot variety in the thought processes driving when its time for boots/booties! &nbsp; Climate is the biggest factor, but also local culture. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I run cold, and hardly even wear sandals. (I go straight from flip flops to closed toe shoes.) &nbsp;And most days I spend my time almost entirely in climate-controlled environments. &nbsp;I wear merino all Summer, and shorts around the house all Winter, so maybe it's silly to be hung up about when to wear boots! &nbsp;I think I'll start pulling them out next week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716932 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 22:53:46 +0000 Gigi 1716932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear booties and boots when I think my feet won't sweat too much in them. I had an outfit I wanted to wear with booties the other day, but I thought about how my feet would feel in them, and I passed (it was really hot and humid).&nbsp;</p> <p>I did see in the mall the other day a woman wearing OTK boots, and she looked well put together, so I don't know that there is any magical acceptable time to start wearing them. I just make sure that if I wear them before others are wearing them that my outfit looks really fab and that the booties work seamlessly with the outfit so that I look like I know what I'm doing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716907 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:19:39 +0000 Chris987 1716907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm like Suz, I wear sandals as long as possible because the closed toe shoe months last longer than the open toed ones. I don't know exactly when it happens but whenever my feet start to feel too cold in sandals I switch. September sometime, and might wear sandals during the day longer into the fall than at night. I feel that I need to have my skin uncovered to "soak up" as much summer warmth as possible, to survive the cold winters. It's a little silly, I know, more psychological than anything else. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716885 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:22:03 +0000 rachylou 1716885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Halloween really. October is a hot sunny month here for the most part - and then turns on a dime. I suppose it's difficult because the leaves *are* turning but it's just so hot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716874 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:58:15 +0000 Minnie 1716874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm in Colorado as well and this time of year you see it all. <br />People who wear their fall clothing and boots next to people who are dressed as if they are going to the beach.<br />A few weeks ago at "girls night out" some of us wore strappy, barely-there sandals and breezy summer dresses (it was the height of summer after all) and others wore long-sleeved tops, jeans and booties (Colorado Mountain town, it can get cool during the evening)<br />So, I vote wear boots and booties whenever the spirit moves you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716870 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:27:29 +0000 Suz 1716870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me it is strictly weather related. I try to hold off on booties for as long as I can simply because I live in a cold climate where boots and booties are a fact of existence for 7 months a year and I can't wear anything else. I enjoy my 5 months of footwear variety and try to extend it as long as possible! But I say, wear what is comfortable and gives you joy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716827 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:53:26 +0000 Liz 1716827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote wear your booties as soon as it cools off enough for you to feel comfortable in them. If that's this week ... then go for it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716826 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:40:50 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1716826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this would vary greatly depending on your climate and personal taste. &nbsp;Usually I don't do my entire shoe switch out until October, as September here is typically still pretty warm. &nbsp;But I keep a couple pair of booties out year round. &nbsp;I've worn open toe booties in the past week, although I would not have done that in June or July. &nbsp;Mornings are getting a bit brisk but afternoons still in the 80's so it's kind of that two seasons in one day thing that Colorado does so well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/when-do-you-break-out-the-fall-footwear#post-1716817 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 14:31:34 +0000 Angie 1716817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can boots YEAR ROUND.&nbsp; </p>