Ask Angie and all: What pants for these booties?

Are they even booties? Does bootie mean any short boot, or just the sleek and cute kind?

Anyway...earth shattering...I found shoes besides gym shoes I can actually walk in. Not major walking, but say on an occasion where I want to look stylish for a change but don't have to go too far. A party or meeting or some such. I'd like to get just the right pants so I can feel as Fab as possible.

These come to about 2 inches above my ankles. I'm on the fence about the cropped pants and skin showing look...I think they'd have to be capris for that to happen with these boots. I can't do tightness, so skinny jeans are out, and I don't love leggings. I was thinking ponte type, fitted enough through the calf to go down into the boots without bunching.

Which type would be best? I haven't the opportunity to dress from the ground up in ages!

(they say leggings but I've seen them in the store...they don't look so much like tights...closer to pants) http://www.anntaylor.com/seame.....014&p

(even less legging-ish) http://www.jjill.com/jjillonli.....&sk=M

(looser still) http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ei.....gin=Predic

(all the way slouchy) http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ei.....n=Predicti

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11 years ago

Suz

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Exciting development, Peri! (I hope your arm is doing better, also?)

These boots look a little arty to me. I would try with the Eileen Fisher pants, which look higher quality and more stylish anyway (albeit pricier, LOL.)

Oh -- and I'm not sure if you went back to my thread the other day, but if you don't have that Pleione split neck top, you should get it -- it would be fab on you! They are out of the magenta colour now but I'll bet it (or something similar) will come back into stock very soon; they always add more colours in this style.

Peri

Hi Suz...which EF pair? The more fitted ones or the drapey ones?

I ordered that top at NAS but returned it. Something about the way it fit me just didn't thrill me. Or maybe it was the material..don't remember now! Just not a keeper for me despite the color.

Oh, and yes, hand back to normal.

Firecracker (Sharan)

Peri, that's great news! I can picture 1 or 3. And possibly 4, which could allow you to play with moving the elastic cuff up or down to see what looks best. I feel like 2 looks too straight-leg to be a stylish look tucked into boots. It all depends, though, on how closely the pants fit your legs. On me, straight legs fit like skinnies, but my picks here are assuming you have more slender calves.

Ah, well, I think I understand about the fit of that top! I thought it would work better on you than on me. Alas.

Onwards. For the pants, I like both EFs and suspect it might come down to trying them IRL.

Angie

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Those are booties. Absolutely. Very casual booties. Best with tight pants and tapered bottoms that are tucked into the top. Or baggy BF jeans that are rolled at the hems.

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