https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:47:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1502413 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 01:28:43 +0000 DonnaF 1502413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a touching story about the boots<i>.</i>&nbsp; I hope you can find the time and energy to post more.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501920 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 22:56:34 +0000 Karie 1501920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love, love, love the chiffon skirt with the pirate boots! Super fun!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501429 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 20:34:19 +0000 approprio 1501429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh thank you all so much! *humbled*&nbsp;</p> <p>I feel I should talk about the boots a bit. They're very special to me for all sorts of reasons. It's at least in part because of the huge influence Dame Viv has had on how I think about fashion, and how I see these as a quintessentially Westwood design, up there with the platform ghillie shoes, the bondage trousers, the pirate print. And Angie's right, I owe so much of that to Adam Ant, her muse and my crush during the early '80's.</p> <p>There are so many reasons to love Vivienne that I can't even begin to count them. I can't say I love here clothes unconditionally, but I don't think there's another designer who knows quite so well what makes a woman feel good, or how to dress a curvy lady. I've learned so much about drape and tailoring from looking at her clothes and I've bought a fair few pieces over the years for the sole purpose of copying them. I might tell you about that too sometime.&nbsp;</p> <p>But back to the boots. &nbsp;</p> <p>You know I told you all about <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/got-ink">my friend who passed last year</a>? She moved to the country after her diagnosis and I went to visit her after the first round of chemo. She'd lost all her hair but none of her lust for life. </p> <p>She took me shopping and steered me towards the last pair of VW pirate boots in that small town's finest premium boutique. I'd already clocked them months before as my perfect boot and I have no idea why they were half price, how they came to have one pair in (almost) my size, or how she knew I had to have them. Either way, it was one of those perfect shopping moments, followed by a glass of wine to toast a fabulous find.&nbsp;</p> <p>They've had a lot of wear since then but I think the last time I wore them was at her funeral. I felt like I had to carry the torch. It's good to put them on again.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501378 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:10:34 +0000 rachylou 1501378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! You have good stuff in your closet! So interesting to see your take and Leandra's side by side. She should have done pirate boots like you </p> <p>'Course she *is* wearing that skirt that's gonna trip someone... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501309 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:26:39 +0000 CocoLion 1501309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really edgy outfit. &nbsp;It works.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501166 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:14:02 +0000 Anonymous 1501166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome -- the boots, the jacket, the whole look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501143 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:22:05 +0000 Olivegreen 1501143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very fun and freeing look. I cannot wear a sparkle or sequin, they hate me. But those boots are utterly fab and honestly, can wear them with anything.<br /> Those are an item that I think an older woman not only could carry off, but that would look extra fab on a slightly used human!<br /> Now they are on my list of things to buy on sight. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501114 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:22:19 +0000 Style Fan 1501114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What amazing boots.&nbsp; I love the layering look.&nbsp; Everything works so well when I think it wouldn't.&nbsp; You have such a talent.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501068 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 06:56:45 +0000 Greyscale 1501068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love it!</p> <p>It sounds like we have a similar approach to shopping. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1501017 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:50:00 +0000 abc 1501017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kick a** boots!!! </p> <p>You're so creative with your dressing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500884 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 22:24:35 +0000 Janet 1500884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have such an amazing knack for layering that shouldn't work in theory but does in reality! And those boots are so excellent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500861 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:48:45 +0000 tulle 1500861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazed that you found those boots on deep discount!&nbsp; Everyone I know has longed for them and either not been able to find them, or not been able to afford them.&nbsp; They're terrific.&nbsp; And I never knew that Isabel Marant had designs at H&amp;M.&nbsp; I'm a big fan. The peach-blossom skirt over jeans is great, too.&nbsp; Not an outfit most could carry off, but it suits you perfectly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500825 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:58:35 +0000 Anonymous 1500825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cool! Really inspiring.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500821 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:33:08 +0000 Astrid 1500821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the boots! Awesome. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500816 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:29:05 +0000 Anonymous 1500816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing boots and great styling! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500815 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:28:29 +0000 Diana 1500815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Man, I remember those pirate boots and really wanting some.&nbsp; Jealous!&nbsp; Love how you have styled them too. The skirt over jeans is great.&nbsp; It's funny, I wear dresses over jeans without a second thought but never think about doing the same with skirts.&nbsp; Something about the two waistbands, I think, but maybe I should try with a very lightweight skirt like yours!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500814 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:24:09 +0000 catgirl 1500814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>THOSE BOOTS! Keeling over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500682 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:55:38 +0000 approprio 1500682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh thanks so much everyone! <br /><b><br />Kiwigal,&nbsp;</b>there's so much to say about shopping strategy that I don't know where to start.... I'm lucky to live in a city where there's a vibrant second-hand market and I know where to look. But buying designer clothes on discount or even second hand usually means paying high-end high street prices. It's worth it to me, because it's made me raise my standards. These days I'm less likely to buy anything that doesn't look really good, new or old.&nbsp;<b><br /></b><b><br />Shevia, ElizabethP, </b>that's so kind of you!<b>&nbsp;</b>I keep saying I'm going to try and post a bit more often. I've been in the doldrums a bit lately, falling back on some old favourites which didn't seem interesting enough to post. But there's a small backlog here. Must try harder </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500674 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:40:39 +0000 Angie 1500674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Adam Ant is proud. You look sensational.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500669 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:33:22 +0000 Anonymous 1500669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the boots! And I am a fan of skirt over jeans too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500668 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:32:07 +0000 Aziraphale 1500668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh wow! Those boots are EXCELLENT! As is the whole look. I remember the skirt-over-jeans look in the 90s and I liked it. And I think Sally from Already Pretty has a skirt just like that -- same colour and everything -- and I've always admired it. I can see what you mean about it being a tricky colour, though.&nbsp;</p> <p>ETA I can see why you suffered for those boots. They are too fab for words. But if it happens again -- especially for boots -- just take them to the cobbler to have them stretched. I've done it loads of times and I've never had a problem with over-stretching. And boots are more forgiving anyway. :-)</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500649 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:38:29 +0000 Elizabeth P 1500649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, so good to see you post!&nbsp; Love this, love the texture mixing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500643 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:30:03 +0000 jackiec 1500643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fun mix. Love it!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500627 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:52:42 +0000 Suz 1500627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those boots are amazing! Ahoy! I love the jeans and chiffon look on you -- very clever and texturally interesting. Fantastic juxtapositions.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500597 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:08:43 +0000 Jaime 1500597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have missed your posts! So glad to see your outfit - no wonder Leandra preemptively copied it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500578 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:51:20 +0000 Inge 1500578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I echo Kiwigal, you find the best stuff thrifting, Rio! I really like the apricot skirt with the silver jacket and dark skinnies and boots. Works great with your hair colour too. Glad to hear those boots are comfortable now. And how cheeky of Leandra to copy your outfit </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500573 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:33:19 +0000 Sal 1500573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome look!<br />You seem to get some great buys on deep discount or by thrifting - do you make this part of your routine?<br />I love the skirt over the jeans look here. &nbsp;Perfect. &nbsp;Would it work with thick tights in grey or blue, I somehow imagine textured grey or dull blue ones?<br />And the boots are wonderful too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-pirate-boots-for-aziraphale#post-1500561 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:36:47 +0000 approprio 1500561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After Aziraphale wowed us all with <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-items-that-im-totally-guilty-of-saving">her gorgeous Fluevogs</a>, I was inspired to kick out in my Vivienne Westwood pirate boots. It's only taken me three weeks to get around to photographing them. Sorry about that.&nbsp;</p> <p>They're a few years old now. I found them on deep discount in the most unlikely place after admiring them online at full price. The only problem was that they were half a size too small. I stretched them on my feet over a few wears and it was excruciating. They fit fine now but I wish I had followed <a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2015/06/02/four-ways-to-stretch-your-own-footwear/">Angie's advice</a>&nbsp;and done it with wet feet.</p> <p>You'll also notice I'm wearing jeans under a silk chiffon skirt by Dries van Noten. I thrifted it a while back and it's been a problem child ever since. It's an awkward colour to wear with either hose or bare legs, but bizarrely it seems to work over a pair of skinny pants. Result. :)</p> <p>The jacket is Isabel Marant pour H&amp;M, and is one of those surprise workhorses which gets worn all year round. It has a twin on the back of the lovely Leandra, who, as you can see, stole my look months before I even thought of it.&nbsp; </p>