It’s funny Angie, in the Finds the heel height looks the same!

Thanks, K and Jules, for the great idea and explanations!

Bella, nice to see you chime in.

Jenni, I know, right!? Those wretched deceiving stock photos The Vince Camutos are half an inch lower. Makes a difference for my feet

ETA:

Here's a better pic of their lower height - pic, compared to the Aquatalias in Finds.

The suggestion by

K. Period. to resize the shoelaces by using heat-shrink aglets was brilliant! I'm glad you were able to do such a good job with the task. The colour of the laces is perfect, and now the length is perfect too. I learn so much on this site.

Love both of these pairs! The boots are beautiful and such a signature for you. I also love gum sole sneakers and have been low-key looking for some for a while. Glad the tie shortening worked!

Wren and RobinF, thanks for the kind words

Those new footwear purchases are divine!

I too agree that the original laces almost always look better, and I am delighted to hear of this shortening hack. I will be employing this!

Those are great boots! And what a fantastic solution to the laces problem. Love the sneakers!

Beautiful boots, Angie. Such a find, especially when you have fussy feet.

I have off-white Aquatalia boots and have celebrated how well they perform in my wet, sometimes slushy or snowy, weather. Hope you enjoy yours.

Angie, you are going to LOVE those Dolce Vita sneakers!! I have 2 pairs (different styles) and adore them--we are foot twins. I've been thinking of the spearmint ones in your style, but have kind of forgotten about them since I've been spending sooo much $$ and don't REALLYneed them.

Do you think our Sam Eddleman(?) twin lace up cream booties are still in style? I'm not really seeing them much in stores. They've never been my absolute favorites, but I like them...otherwise I'll need to find cream booties for my NEW Favorite Daughter winter white pants, but don't really want to spend the $$.

I just bought some Veronica Beard tall boots $$$$ that are TDF!!! Finally a tall boot that fits my skinny calves!

Thanks, everyone!

Sabimct, it's worth the effort hacking the original laces that look like they were meant for the shoes

Suz, appreciate the cheerleading!

Dana, waving at my foot twin, and good to know!

YES to your question. Completely weatherproof, comfy and awesome. How can our SE booties not be in style! They are KILLER haute hiking boots for woodsy walks with Sam and Jo - also, I'd love to see which VB tall boots you got. They sound amazing!

Try these cream boots for your pants: