Ask Angie and all: Best chunky- heeled summer shoes?

Goal: be able to wear, in warmer weather, some all-season straight or
mini-bootcut trousers that are already hemmed long-ish for boots in winter so are
too long for my summer flats and ½” heel type shoes.

--So,
need maybe one versatile pair of shoes for spring and summer that has same heel height as
my boots.

--Up to
2” heel, prefer 1-1/2 “, comfortable, cooler than boots (though worn with either
thin socks or nude knee-highs depending on style.

--Pant
colors are variations on black and dark gray and mini-patterns in same. So,
even basic black, vs dark gray, darkish colors, combination colors, possibly red! Very subdued metallic works—pewter and not
sparkly. Generally am not liking the nude shoe with long dark pants for me
though need the above in nude for skirts!.

This
would be kind of a pants-covering -footwear look but not exactly floor-sweeping and would
be an alternative silhouette to more tapered pants worn scrunched over
lower-heeled footwear, (the lower-heeled
shoes generally being more reliably comfortable for long-day wear.)

Styles
considering: heeled laceless oxford, shootie, heeled loafer, closed-toe
slingback, cutout bootie, monkstrap. Also wedge versions when appropriate instead of blocky heel. (No peeptoes or open toes).

My
guess is that it’ll be trial and error , keeping an eye out for any and all and
finding the best fit and color and maybe my sugar or poison eye.

But,what say Angie and the forum on best-bets
for updating? Are any of these totally “wrong” if I found a good fit (e.g., are
heeled loafers “out”). And/or other details to consider—color, reptile,
metallic. Or is "multiple trends on the go" my friend here?

Thanks for any suggestions or musings.

9 years ago

old chic

Active Member

Black patent leather always seems right for summer. How about pointy black patent booties/shooties, maybe with open sides? A black/white patent spectator heeled loafer would look cool, too. Don't know if it's on-trend, but certainly is classic.

Diana

Veteran

Well, my go-to in this kind of situation is my Naot platforms (first find below, they look a lot better on a foot). They have a 3" total height (which I can normally never wear) but feel like less than 2" because of the platform. I think these may be a bit too chunky for your style, but Naot also makes platform wedges that would work similarly. And with the whole 70's resurgence they'll probably be pretty on trend this summer too.

ETA: Crap, missed the no open toes part. I have these eileen fisher platform booties that might work. There's also a slightly more open clog version.

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I vote heeled laceless oxford.

unfrumped

Woohoo, Angie, thanks for advice! The laceless part stemmed from how much use I've gotten from some current laceless oxfords that function almost like an ankle boot but without the worry over the shaft and pants leg fits.
Diana, yay, those closed-toe ones in the last photo would be fine for work.
Old chic, thank you. I am a patent leather fiend. I may avoid pointy-toes due to foot issues but yes, am looking for what seems less wintry.

The sandals that Diana posted tend to get stuck in bootcuts (very annoying). A closed heel is best for flared trousers.

A warning though - I find the sole on the EF booties to be quite stiff and a bit hard; it does get tiring after a long day to walk on them. But I know others can go miles in them, so it might just be me and my no-fat-pads flat feet.

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