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Calling all dainty ankles - show me your bootie looks!

Mo

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I am going to Tampa today to pick up the Vince pants from Nordie's alteration and am going to try on some Lucky Tashha's if they're in stock. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/lu.....ore&c They are my last attempt until fall. All the other black booties are going back.
I would love some visual inspiration for those who have to fight the Flower Pot Effect. Do you get the booties wide enough to tuck the pants into them? Small enough to pull the pants over? Simply roll so they meet at the top?
Show me what ya got!!

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shiny

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This old thread shows my booties. I have the same Impo bootie in black (pic 2), blue suede and leopard. They work with dresses, skinnies, and cuffed boyfriends.

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....th-a-dress

I also have a pair of Style & Co (see pic 1) which I can tuck jeans into.

I may give the Fidgi's Angie recommended a few days ago a try next. I have yet to try that brand. Seems to me they are a nice cross between these two styles.

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Mo

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So you roll your pants to meet at the top with yours Shiny? Except for pic 1

EDIT: I doubt I'll wear mine with skirts or dresses, so I'm really looking for inspiration with skinnies.

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I am wearing booties with straight leg white jeans in this thread : http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....fallifying I rolled the jeans to meet them. The nude booties I'm wearing are a good fit though and my ankles measure 8.25". I also have burgundy booties in this thread : http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ut-tonight they are Pikolinos and they are a bit lower cut and dip down at the front, which is a good ploy for negating FPE. Again, I've rolled the jean hems.

Mo

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Thank you ladies. Keep 'em coming!

Suz

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Oooh - those are AWESOME!!! Love them to bits. They'd be totally impractical where I live (bare heels with closed toes) but wow, what fun.

I have high hopes for them as well because of the elastic goring.

I don't like the way it looks when I tuck my pants into booties -- with the shape of my leg, it ends up feeling too much like leggings. So I wear my pants (even skinnies) over top of booties or else I roll them (in warmer weather or with BF jeans). If a bootie is simply too wide at the top for me to wear the pants over (and I need to roll) for me, that becomes a spring/ fall bootie only for with rolled BFs or boot cuts.

The one pair of booties where I find this problematic are the Pettys. My pants will sort of slide over them -- but there is a gap -- and this means the pants don't want to stay put. When I sit down they get caught at the top where the gap is. I find this annoying, and I admit, it causes me to wear the Pettys less often than I might otherwise wear them. You can't see the problem in the photos, but it's there, and it's due to "flower pot effect."

#1: Pettys. Borderline flowerpot effect. Don't like them with skirts/ dresses on me despite low contrast to my pale skin, and find them a bit troubling with pants.

#3 - 4 Zara ink bootie with neoprene cuff. The cuff is actually a little loose on me, but it looks like a little sock. I sometimes wear it with a skirt and tights (2, 3 and also wear with pants over top. (4)

#5: Stuart Weitzman chelsea boot. Elastic goring makes it fit snug to my ankle. I wear it with skinnies over top and sometimes with skirts/ dresses, although it's not the most flattering look due to the horizontal line at the top. (A V vamp tends to be more flattering).

#6: DV booties from last year -- they have a bit of ankle gap but not a lot and they stop higher up so it's not a problem with pants staying put over top of them.

#7 Munros with the V vamp and zipper. They do sometimes "catch" my pants even though there is no gap for me with them. It is the combination of the suede and the shape, I think. But I still wear skinnies over top.

My ankle is not as low volume as yours, however and my calf is not low volume (alas).

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gryffin

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Mo - my ankles are slim and I usually don't have an issue with this, unless I am just totally oblivious to TFPE. My latest bootie loves are Jeffrey Campbell. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/je.....t& more styles are freepeple.com and urbanoutfitters.com very comfy. I am in love with the Eileen Fisher Coax booties. I think Angie might think they are a bit stompy but I love them. Also I think Diana bought them. Those are two of my favorites right now. Good luck on the hunt!!http://www.eileenfisher.com/Ei.....Bootie+in+

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Suz

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ETA -- just noticed that I missed a photo! Will adjust.

Suz

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My true "flower pots" -- the Report Marks. Only good for rolled jeans or boot cuts. So a spring/ fall bootie for me.

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kkards

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oh, i'm so glad you started this thread. i've been experimenting…(not sure they are all successful)

#1 is my attempt from yesterday, not sure i really got it right. cuffed/rolled over the top of the booties. not the best picture, but the booties definitely don't hug my ankles. i'm wearing ankle shoes under the boots.

#2 these booties are higher, so i rolled the pants over the top. i liked this, but i'm not sure it would work with the lower booties in #1.

#3 is the same booties as #2 but with pants tucked in. i liked this look, but the pants kept riding up.

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Mo

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Oh, Suz - thank you! I admit I want to be able to have my pants kind of glide over the bootie most of the time, and only roll because I feel like it, not because I have to.
The only ankle boots I have right now are not conducive to this. Tucking in and pulling over both seem off lol. Pics below.

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Suz

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Mo - I am wondering if part of the problem is where the bootie ends, i.e. how high it comes. Because I have a bigger problem with this on my shorter booties vs. the (relatively) taller ones.

It actually troubles me sometimes with my very snug fitting (elastic gore) SHOOTIES from Donald Pliner. Pants get caught on the vamp somehow. It happens less often with a slender bootie that comes up higher.

kkards

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FYI --Mo, not sure if you knew that you can check on line to see if nordstroms has the item you are looking for in store.

Suz

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Ah - I see! I think those boots you're wearing are a bit TOO high and the detail (lacing) makes them bulkier so it is difficult for skinnies to glide over them and stay put.

With my Stuarts (refined chelsea boot) and my Zaras, this is no problem at all. The pant goes over the shoe and just stays put without any bunching or weirdness and no necessity for constant adjustment during the day.

With my Pettys, the relatively lower and wider opening at the top causes "catching."

Mo

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Kkards, we are going anyway to get my leather pants, but thanks for the tip. EDIT: just how would one do that anyway? I don't see a spot on the product page that says, "find in store" or similar.

Here is my most recent attempt at lower vamp booties, and they are a tad too FPE, plus heels a bit higher than I'd like for all day walking shoes.

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Suz

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Those ones stop at just the place where catch-age is most likely to occur. A bit taller vamp will work more smoothly -- or the elastic gore of the Luckys (maybe).

shiny

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Here you go, Mo.

Pic 1 - Impo booties with boyfriend jeans rolled. These, by the way, are my LOFT Bf's which are extra baggy. I play around with the cuffing - these are cuffed high enough to show off the whole bootie. I have also worn them cuffed longer than that. Just depends on my mood.

Pic 2 - same Impo booties in black, with AG Skinnies. Which I never got hemmed, so they have a lot of scrunch. I could not tuck them into the Impo booties at all - because the booties hug my ankle like a glove. There's zero room for tucking skinnies, but I prefer it that way.

I don't know if I have a pic but I also wear the booties all the time with my ponte knit pants which are supposed to be ankle pants, but on me they run long. What that means is that the pants hem just covers the top of the bootie - no skin shows. Those pants are at an awkward length and would not look right with shooties, but work just right with these booties.

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Mo

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Here's hoping! [fingers crossed]

shiny

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Diana G, do you have a link to your nude booties? What brand? Those are very cute and I am looking for nude booties!

Mo

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Speaking of nude booties, I am somewhat enamored of the Dolce Vita Navi bootie although I really want black for starters. I can't seem to stop looking at them, too. No idea on the ankle fit, though. http://www.revolveclothing.com.....OLC-WZ467/?&

ATLynn

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Following this with interest since I also have the skinny ankle problem (emphasized by a wide middle/hip).

To check in store inventory, scroll down to the very bottom of the description and small text, and the site will either either ask you to enter a zip code, or if you're logged in, tell you that they are available at X of Y local stores. See pic.

Good luck on your booties - they're not in stock at my local store, and also not in the Northern VA zip that I put in to take the screen shot.

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Diana

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1-3 are my pointy toed booties. They have a v-shape in front to mitigate FPE. You can see in the 1st photo that they do still gape a bit but it's the best I get. They are admittedly easier with rolled pants as in the first 2 photos, but can be made to work with tucked in skinnies as in the 3rd photo. They don't work with all my pants though, only the really skinny ones; others want to pop half in, half out, which is annoying. Unfortunately the down side of the cutout front is that sometimes sock will show despite my best efforts.

#4 are my fluevogs, which are probably my closest-fitting booties. They also have the cutout front, and elastic below the cutout which also helps tighten them up a bit. I mostly wear these with skirts (as shown) or under wider pants.

5-7 are the eileen fisher coax booties. Again they do work with skinnies tucked in but it's easier with rolled pants.

All of the above work under bootcuts as well although I'm not showing them here. I can't get any of them under my skinnies, really. They pop out despite my best efforts.

ETA: All of my booties are heeled (2-3"). I'm looking for some flatter (1-1.5 inch heel) ones and I do think the FPE is worse with flat booties. (I think the angle of a heel does offset it a bit).

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Suz

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I am totally enamoured with the DV Navis myself. Great looking bootie.

Anonymous

Found this on the DV navis bootie,

‒ DV by Dolce Vita
‒ Leather upper
‒ Heel height 2.25"
‒ Shaft height 4"
‒ Boot opening 3"

I have the flower pot problem. I had to send the reports back they were so hard to get on and yet still had tons of space.
I tend to wear shooties instead of booties. And booties that are soft suede and slouchy work nice.

Anonymous

Shiny, my boots are a British brand called Lotus and I'm not sure they are doing that style any more. I got them in April last year.

Ah, just found them : http://www.lotusshoes.co.uk/bo.....kle-boots-

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Hi Mo,
I have not read all the other comments but I am a skinny ankle person who happens to like the flower pot look with dresses.
I had a post with some booties but cannot figure out how to get the old post here.
Anyway, you are probably not asking about dresses but I think the large opneing can be stylish, I have given up on the perfect fit and am going with the Zara look
http://www.zara.com/us/en/sale.....35005.html
Love the ones you are thinking of!

catgirl

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I am out and about but I happened to measure my ankles after several bootie fails - it is 8.5 inches around! And my shin is 8.25. No wonder nothing fits!

catgirl

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Oh and a push for the DV Joust which has the best ankle fit for me.

Suz

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Yeah, that one fits me, too...

Mo

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Una, I've got 9" ankle bones and 7.5" right above them. Ugh what a pain.
Thanks to all of you for chiming in and sharing what works and doesn't. I'm crossing my fingers the Lucky's will do the trick.

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