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I went to the store to replace my snow boots and came home with snow boots and a pair of 8 eyelet black Doc Martens.

I looked at ankle boots for warmth under bootcut jeans when I wasn't wearing my snow boots during the winter. The new styles didn't appeal to me and as I wandered into the men's section, I saw the Docs. Perhaps I just need to nudge myself a bit more, or maybe I am just stubborn. I wore docs (these and other colors/styles) in my teens and 20's (I am now 39).

Anyway, I am working on my wardrobe bit by bit, so I will be making purchases more heavily than usual over the next year. I may return the Docs, but they are very comfy on my feet as I walk around the house.

Any thoughts on how to style them? I think I look best in bootcut jeans, but most recently I've been working with skinnies. I need to get straight leg jeans next, I think, and will try to wear more skirts/dresses when the weather changes. I stay-at-home with my kids and spend a fair amount of time outdoors.

I think I am an hourglass(40+ inches at the shoulders, 39 bust, 28.5 waist, 39 hips), but please let me know if you think otherwise (I'm still thinking about it). My limbs are narrow at the wrists/ankles, but I have a fuller bust/hip area.

Ha, here is a picture of me with my Clark Wallabees, one of my only pairs of "shoes", in one of my basic-at-home outfits. Surely someone can help me?!?

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12 years ago

MuseumGal

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Not quite sure what you're asking Tania. I still wear Docs and I'm nearly a decade older than you, and so do others here - Angie herself, and Ceit both come to mind. They go great with jeans, both boot cut and skinnies

Greyscale

I don't plan to give up my Docs or Converse ever, and I'm 35. Just bought my SO a new pair, and he's a professor. So I don't think there's any need to avoid them!

Desmo April

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I have a pair of silver metallic docs that I love to wear with my grey straight legs. I'll wear them with bootcuts too but the grey is my current favorite.

Tania

Phew!

MuseumGal, I was looking through old posts and I saw the 20 eyelets mentioned but not so much the ankle height ones. I am fine with wearing them with bootcut jeans. However, I am not so sure how to wear them with skinny jeans. I bought my first pair of skinnies just a couple of months ago. I am trying different things today, but tucking them or rolling the hem doesn't seem to sit right on my body. Maybe there are factors I am not considering. Also, thoughts on how to wear with other clothes (skirt/dress lengths, pairing with tights or not, laced up or not, color contrast, etc) would be helpful. My closet is limited, but I will be purchasing, and it is helpful to have ideas on what might work.

Greyscale and MuseumGal, which do you own and how do you wear them?

April

Tania, if you're wondering about your body type, the main thing is to measure straight across the front, rather than around your body. If you're an hourglass, the straight-on measurement will differ substantially between your waist and hips and typically your chest area as well. (No need to do measurements, really -- just do it visually. If you're an hourglass, you'll see a noticeable inward curve from hip to waist, whereas one of the "straighter" shapes has very little.)

If that's your main question, if you post a photo in very fitted clothing (think "leotard and leggings" or equivalent), the ladies here will help you in no time.

Sveta

I think Ceit is our resident Doc Martens expert, I hope she will chime in or you can check out her WIW posts for inspiration. I think she has ankle height boots as well.
Personally I would not wear these boots with bootcut jeans: I feel that they need to be completely visible to make a statement and under bootcuts they just look like clunky boots. I would wear them with tapered legs jeans and pants tucked in and also with skirts. But that's may be just me: after all I don't own any pair of them and never did :-0

Diana

Here are a few of my outfits with my ankle height docs. (But do note that mine are not the classic 8-eyelet, but the Clemency, which has a 2 inch heel and a narrower foot and fits my particular foot shape much better. They DO have 8 eyelets though, so i think they're the same shaft height as the regular ones.)

I find them quite versatile. As you can see, I wear them with all sorts of jeans, and skirts as well. They actually can fit UNDER slim straight jeans (e.g. the black jeans in photo 4) or even under my skinnies (photo 2). I actually prefer them this way, UNDER the skinnies and not over them.

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My current docs are ankle snakeskin and zip up the back, no laces, so I only wear them with pants/trousers. I wore my laceups with dresses in the 90s and don't think I could do it again ... here see for yourself ... I'm the one on the end with the brown Docs.

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Thanks, everyone!

Desmo April- silver and gray sound great!

April, I took a picture a few weeks ago. If I didn't delete it, I will post or I'll take another. I traced my image in tights/cami and it seemed hourglass-y to me, but I could see other tendencies. It was interesting to trace as I never had noted the width of my shoulder line.

Sveta- thanks for your thoughts! My eye is totally accustomed to clunky footwear, as my most frequent hang-outs are farms! Sometimes I need the reminder that not everyone wears muck boots all the time.

Diana- great pics! Very helpful. Thanks so much!

Just saw your pictures, MuseumGal. Thank you!

Anonymous

If you search for Ceit and then Dr Martens, you should see all my posts with my boots. I have:

Tall
Black Patent 20 eyelet
Burgundy Moya
Distressed black Phina

Ankle
Grey Pascal
Brown Blake

Oxford/Shoe
Black Amory
Grey Sylvie

Sandal
Black patent Clarissa

I'm turning 37 in June and won't be giving up my Docs any time soon!

Thanks, Ceit! If only I had such a collection!

So how does PPL work with Dr martens?

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