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i'm really up in the air about these 2 items. i could really use some advice/thoughts on these.....

Booties/Sandals

Pro's
comfortable --the size and the shape of this heel makes this really comfortable,
the ruggedness --this shoe is much more UWP than most of my other footwear, which tends to run more classic and refined
not quite a sandal, not quite a bootie, IMO perfect for early spring and early fall, but will also work for cooler summer days

Cons
not the best made shoe I've ever had, some of the dye rubbed off on my hands when i tried these on
the ruggedness --this shoe is much more UWP than most of my other footwear, which tends to run more classic and refined

so, what do you think? keep/return?

The Jeans

Pro's
like the shoes, these are really comfortable
light color, all my other jeans are darker wash
the fun hem, or should i say, lack of hem

Cons
not the most flattering jeans i've ever had
the length?
do these need to be shorter to work?

please forgive the fact that i don't have any shoes in with the jeans. if i keep them, trying footwear with them is the next big question….so if you have any thoughts about that, please feel free to share that as well.

TIA.

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Staysfit

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I personally wouldn't keep shoes that had dye rubbing off on my feet. Also, of the rest of your clothes are refined so why were you attracted to these items? Are you going through a style shift? If you want, it would be fun to mix refined items with these, I think it would give you a funky look. Otherwise, if it's not what you want I would return. I'm not the best at pants hems, but I think they need to be a bit shorter. Also, I think they look good on you, especially with the darker top. I like them, so it's really a matter of what you want.

Anonymous

The sandals look great on you and really seem to fit. But I agree w/Staysfit: how badly will the colour transfer and for how long? Probably not a good choice if you might ruin any light coloured trousers. The pants seem to fit you really well and look good, but IMO they need to be hemmed a couple of inches and with this design detail I'm not sure how that would look. Even if it's feasible to take them up at the top detail line, I think the visual proportions would change. if the spacing between the detail lines was less, I think it would work better, but that might mean a lot of tailoring work!

UmmLila (Lisa)

I bought these same jeans (ShopBop sale!). There is no way to hem them. When I wear them, my ankle shows, but it's definitely not like the more mid calf look from the website. I kept them even though I would like them about an inch shorter. Perhaps I will develop a bad habit of picking at my clothes and fray them up another inch or so.

And, FWIW, just came across this article on a similar style of jeans: http://www.whowhatwear.com/flood-pants/slide2

Jaime

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I love how the sandals look but rubbing off dye seems very wrong. I really love the jeans but also want to see them shorter, which is obviously a problem. But try them with heels, they might work.

Suz

What Shevia said!

Daria

Active Member

Agree with others - dye issue would be a deal breaker for me.
Do the jeans exist in petite? Because I do like them but think they really should be shorter.

Janet

I agree with everything Shevia said. I'm surprised that I really kind of love the jeans (at least on you -- I know better than to think they'd work on me), I just wish they were a little shorter.

Agreeing with Shevia. Too bad about the dye on the shoes. Really wrong.

Elizabeth P

Another "what Shevia said". I would like to see them with heels though - or clunky boots, like the ones in the article.
I think they may look ok if they were hemmed so that you lost the bottom dark stripe - maybe pin it and see? That might not be enough length off for you though.

kkards

yeah, the dye rubbing off is a big red flag, what's weird is that nothing rubbed off on my feet, it was on my hands from putting the shoes on and zipping them up. anyone has recommnedations of something similar?
and i was hoping you would all say, no the jeans are good at the length, but i think i already knew that they really needed to be shorter....unfortunalty Daria, they don't come in petites, and i think even if they did the rise would be off.
onward and upward to better.....

Karie

Ditto to the others. The dye coming off would be a deal breaker. I think the jeans should be shorter, and hemming them doesn't look like a possibility. Sorry

Carole

I really like the shoes/sandals but it's too annoying to deal with dye rubbing off (what's up with that?). To be honest, I'm not a fan of the jeans...sorry, I'm just probably out of the loop with what's trending or something:)

Angie

Fashion Stylist

LOVE the shoes.

Jeans need to be a good 5 inches shorter to my eye, and work with ankle strap footwear like the model.

angie, thanks for chiming in…the jeans are going back, and i'm going to try the shoes again and see if more dye rubs.

catgirl

The shoes are stunning, hopefully the dye issue will resolve...

annabelle

Hey miss kk - I found this thread because the lovely Finds feature tells us in which posts an item was mentioned. (And naturally I read about the fading die on the shoes AFTER I ordered them this morning :))

I wonder if these shoes would appeal to you? They have a lot of leather for your urban itch, but they are a little more refined for your classic side. I have these at home, and I'm on the fence because my feet slip forward in them. I'm going to ask my shoe repair if there's a fix (pads or texture at the ball of my foot?), but chances are they are going back. Hence the renewed hunt.

Good luck with your shoes!

Yoox

BRUNO PREMI Sandals

annable--i should have done a follow up. i actaully ended up keeping the shoes....i left them out for a couple of day, and tried them again....this time almost no die transfer. so i left them again overnight, and the 3rd time, no die transfer at all. i think these just hadn't been cleaned properly before they were packaged and shipped. now i'm just waiting for it to warm up, maybe next week-rumour has it we are going to be in the mid 70s!

rachylou

Ya, I say what everyone else has said.

Ooh, I'm so excited to try these out!

viva

I really love the sandals a lot -- and I love the jeans, but I agree they would be so much better shorter. I have had a pair like that for a while now and they are just about done in their life cycle for me. But they have been really fun. JCrew has a similar pair that I just got (on sale) and which are more refined (not a ragged hem) but still cropped and light wash. Maybe these might be worth considering? Bonus is that if these are not short enough they could be hemmed.

J.Crew

Vintage crop jean in parisi wash

$115.00 $39.99

viva- thanks so much for the recommendation…i think i will give those a try.

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