https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:29:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282450 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:47:59 +0000 Anonymous 2282450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tend to wear the boots all day except when they need to be removed inside, but so would shoes. &nbsp;Then I often wear Smart Wool footies on the floors or the socks I wear in the booties. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282449 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:10:49 +0000 CarolS 2282449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another one chiming in from the Canadian prairies. For the commute to the office, warmth trumps. I've always had a pile of shoes that live at the office at least five months a years. I do like to have one winter boot option that can 'pass' as sort of dressy to go out to dinner or attend an event. I am not hauling shoes to a restaurant or concert. On the coldest days though, I only care about warmth1 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282367 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:53:54 +0000 JAileen 2282367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carol, thank you posting the link to the video. &nbsp;It’s just like here except here they measure rainfall in hundredths of an inch. &nbsp;Yesterday we got 0.04 of an inch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282283 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 01:56:12 +0000 Indigoprint 2282283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in rural Wisconsin. I mostly choose sensible but stylish ( to me) boots as I provide home visits so need to be prepared for any weather/ road/ driveway circumstance. BUT many of my collegues who only travel to and from the location they stay all day have travel /snow gear and change into other footwear in the building. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282261 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:00:01 +0000 Carol 2282261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone--I have boot envy from many of the pictures.&nbsp; I will probably end up changing into lighter shoes at work, like some other people. Then I don't have to buy a whole new pair of boots--I can use the functional ones I already have.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282260 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 22:54:22 +0000 Carol 2282260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen, I don't know how much time you've spent in LA, but this is a classic.&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m4hryJ4Nag&amp;themeRefresh=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?.....eRefresh=1</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282249 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:30:58 +0000 celia 2282249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One more Canadian here.When commuting by car even if I had to cross the parking lot it would depend on the amount of snow and the amount of salt trown into said snow, or if I had to go to meetings outside.<br />I would keep at least a pair of pumps (usually go-with-everything black) at the office . If I had meetings outside I found that a good grip mid calf boot like the black ones below would work well with pants.<br />The two tone &nbsp;high heel tall boots are actually incredibly warm and nice to wear with skirts and dresses inside as the suede part of the boot(the navy ) would make them softer tosit down with.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282243 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:06:07 +0000 Dee 2282243@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another Canadian here, and my boots tend to be on the practical side due to our weather so I do change them out of for the exact reasons LJP explained, plus my feet just start to feel too hot and sweaty staying in boots all day no matter how fashionable they are. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282238 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:06:31 +0000 Suz 2282238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It really depends on climate and workplace, I think. If you live in. cold climate with lots of slush, snow, and salt or sand, it's best to change them out if you can for comfort and also so as not to ruin workplace floors and rugs.&nbsp;</p> <p>I live in the Pacific Northwest and I have both types of boot, depending on the weather/ situation. I would definitely change out footwear in some situations, but not in all. For example, last year I taught in a different building from my office space and I had to go back and forth during the day. So I tended to wear boots that would work inside and outside -- weather proof booties, mostly.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282235 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:51:41 +0000 JAileen 2282235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa, they don’t even trust us in the rain - this was on tv yesterday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282233 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:37:13 +0000 LJP 2282233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, Americans in snow </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282232 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:06:54 +0000 JAileen 2282232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I rarely wore boots at the office because it was always too warm. &nbsp;I don’t work now, but I do go places in bad weather. &nbsp;I have some Blondo booties that are perfect unless it’s dumping. &nbsp;And if it’s dumping, they usually cancel everything, anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282212 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:24:49 +0000 Roberta 2282212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, all of my female coworkers had a drawerful of work shoes. I occasionally wore tall boots with nonslip soles all day (with a winter dress) but if it was really wet or snowy (Chicago resident) I would wear my Baffins and change into loafers or oxfords at work.&nbsp; I could tuck pants into those so they wouldn't get wet.</p> <p>My last work winter never got enough snow to wear my Baffins at all. They're ten years old and I suspect they will last me the rest of my life at this rate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282208 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:45:17 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2282208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't change my boots, and neither do women in Berlin. Some wear fairly utilitarian boots, others tend towards Janet's collection and Carla's red boots, which I would wear with skirts and dress pants. These are some of mine. The white ones are most expensive, warmest, and appropriate for snow and for "nice" outfits, imo.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282201 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:38:58 +0000 LJP 2282201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in the Cdn Prairies, where there is always snow in winter and usually a lot of it . I always switch out of my snow-appropriate boots into whatever I'm wearing for the day when I get to work. &nbsp;If I wore my "nice" footwear outside in the winter, they wouldn't look nice for very long &nbsp;My commute consists of walking through a parking lot from my car to the gym &nbsp;so I absolutely don't care about creating some sort of "look " with my winter boots. &nbsp;It's also considered kind of "impolite" if you will , to carry on wearing your outdoor boots inside a place of work here &nbsp;- tracking sand, snow, and general muck inside is &nbsp;kind of gross. &nbsp;The young guys do it here - they wear sneakers in the coldest snowiest days anyways and then proceed to track the crap all over the floor behind our desk/centre of operation . &nbsp;I spend half the time sweeping up after them like I'm their mother. Anyways.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282192 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:25:03 +0000 Anonymous 2282192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've never changed shoes upon getting to work, when I worked in an office. I just wear refined boots!<br /> We also don't really get snow most years, though occasionally we'll get 2 feet at once </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282190 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:11:36 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 2282190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s hitting 90F this week in Atlanta, but I’m still watching, because I’ll be in NYC and Oshawa/Toronto in December!<div><br /></div><div>Y’all, I am in love with your boot collections. &nbsp;Janet, I am especially sighing over the Fly London petrol boots!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282186 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:24:27 +0000 kkards 2282186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes…where I live we get snow, but not a lot, mostly we get wet. &nbsp;So for just wet days, I will generally wear water proof/water resistant boots all day. &nbsp;For actual snow days, I wear Sturdier boots and change&nbsp;<br />Finds 1-2 are all day shoes, that are wet only days. &nbsp;Find 3 is also an all day shoe and works for actual snow days. Generally 4-5 are for snow days or really cold days and I change into different shoes at my destination&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282185 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:13:28 +0000 Janet 2282185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe it’s because I don’t live in a terribly snowy/slushy area, but I’ve never switched boots from outdoor/indoor. I just don’t wear delicate boots like suede when the weather turns nasty. I just wear my usual winter boots out and about. See Finds below for examples. Admittedly, my lifestyle is casual and I don't have to worry about looking terribly professional on most days, so I can stick with my rugged nasty-weather boots for regular outfits.&nbsp;</p> </p> <p>Of course, I would stick with the sturdier styles and lug soles for weather than actually involves risks of slipping.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282162 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:42:11 +0000 rachylou 2282162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bitd, I had an incredible pair of Sigerson Morrison rainboots that I wore all day. Red, slim fitting knee highs. They were high fashion. I also did commuter shoes on non-rainboot days. But I now work in the rough and tumble bakery, which has no heating or cooling. I wear puffer boots and puffer sneakers in winter AND stick toe warmers in them. Ha! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282157 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:22:12 +0000 Carol 2282157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Carla--thanks for the tips and pictures. I am utterly confused as to what to do this season and will probably throw my trusty old Uggs on and change to Toms at work (I do retail).&nbsp; But I love the idea of a boot that will do outdoors and indoors--just totally&nbsp; overwhelmed by finding one.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282152 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:07:46 +0000 Carla 2282152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Back in the day (before retirement) it was a bit of both. &nbsp;I needed a winter boot I could walk in (lower heel) and something that was warm and weatherproof for a train and pedestrian commute. &nbsp;Sometimes the boot worked for the type of weather and was suitable for indoors, but most of the time I had a stash of ‘office shoes’ and would change out of winter boots. &nbsp;Chelsea boots are an example of boots that did double duty, as well as dressy high boots.</p> <div><br /></div><div>These days if I’m going somewhere where I might spend some time indoors, I pick a boot that is suitable for the weather and the indoors place. &nbsp;Usually my commute in those situations is door to door by car and I can get away with less substantial boots, or make a mad dash in shoes. &nbsp;I only tote a change of footwear if I’m going to the gym.<u></u></div><div><br /></div><div>Boots these days are pretty utilitarian, and needed for 4-5 months of the year. &nbsp;I feel like I should have a pair of dressy high boots, along with a dressier long winter coat, but so far I haven’t managed to address that wardrobe hole :-)</div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-boots-practicalities#post-2282150 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:13:24 +0000 Carol 2282150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For people who need warm, waterproof boots in winter. Do you wear practical boots on your commute, then switch to lighter shoes at your destination/work?</p> <p>Or do you buy a pair that is also fashionable, that you can wear all day?&nbsp; </p>