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vote on a boot color, por favor?

Andrea H

Background: I have a 9 year old pair of creamy colored Frye Veronica Slouch boots (shown in a recent WIW) that are beautiful, high quality, extremely comfortable and walkable, and which to this day garner me many compliments. I also have a $50 off discount code from Frye. Angie's recent posts on a.) chocolate brown and b.) tall boots made me wonder if I wanted to use my discount for tall dark brown boots which I currently do not own.

I went on the Frye site and the Veronica Slouch boots are currently on sale--even better! The dark brown are nice (pic 2). But I was immediately drawn to the camel (pic 1). Frye also make a gorgeous unusual gray (pic 3) which is really in between brown and gray that I love and that I think is very versatile. For reference, these boots are also currently available in black, "whiskey", and dark red. I already own black and cognac-y tall boots and while 15 years ago I would have gone for the dark red in a heartbeat, I seem to be over red shoes completely at the moment.

So! I would just go ahead and buy the camel boots as they are, as I said, the ones that made me go "wow..." BUT I am also currently super enamored with my blush puffy vest (pic 4) which I can't wear with camel boots. OTOH, puffy vest season in Boston is relatively short while winter coat season is interminably long and my winter coats are black and olive. Weigh in here, please? Camel boots because I love them best even though they don't go with all my outerwear? Dark brown boots because they go with all my outerwear and are also of the moment? Gray-brown boots because they go with all my outerwear and are so unusual, and also may be a color that eventually Frye stops making (like my creamy color) so I should buy them while I can?

I am so undecided but I'd like to buy while they're on sale and I have the discount code so...

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rebekahphoto

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I think the grey brown color is lovely, unusual and goes with your vest nicely and would mix with your existing coat--but only if you really love the color too!

Anonymous

I like the chocolate brown here, but I vote camel because you say you love them best. I don't take issue with camel and that vest, or most other colors, for that matter.

Style Fan

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I love dark brown footwear so that would be my choice. From the pictures your hair looks dark brown. The dark brown boots would bookend your hair so that would be a good look.
They are all nice. Fryes last and last. My Frye boots are 12 years old.

Anonymous

I'D bookend your hair color & go with brown. The gray ones are tempting, but maybe not as versatile.

crazyone

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I would go with the grey-brown. I think that's a surprisingly versatile shade, especially in the fall and spring.

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I like the grey-brown color best.

I like the idea of the camel but only if you have enough stuff with yellow undertones.

Also, I have a blush puffy vest (not this one) and I use it to layer under coats when it's really cold in NH. Mine doesn't have a collar though, so it's a little easier. Adds a touch of light to dark outfits.

madeline

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Grey brown gets my vote!

bj1111

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Grey brown

Then dark brown

I would pass on the camel unless you have enough in your wardrobe to go with it.

BUT go with what makes you sing.

JAileen

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I like the grey ones too. I think grey goes with lots of things.

greycat6

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I have looked and looked at the those grey boots! Love them!

Here is the thing I have found about grey footwear - the color can be difficult to get right. What looks right on your monitor can look terribly wrong in person. It can either be perfect and go with everything or not at all. Would it be possible to get both pairs and go through and outfit creation session? A pricey adventure for sure! If not, I would get the grey first and try styling them with the colors in your wardrobe. If they don't work go for the camel.

Banoffi

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I like the grey brown ones the best.

Suz

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Grey footwear is super tricky. It can go so wrong, so fast if you want to wear it with other greys. It's fab if it is the only grey in your outfit and your personal colouring supports it.

What colour is your hair, again? I'd bookend hair. Personally I LOVE the chocolate brown here.

jill58

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I recently purchased the dark brown ones. I love the color. Very versatile.

Elle

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I think the chocolate brown are more practical but since you really love the camel, I'd go with camel. It's nice to love what's on your feet.

I agree with Suz about the gray - it's a tough color to match.

Love the vest but since that has such a short season for you, I wouldn't make that deciding factor.

Anonymous

I like the creamy grey!

Joy

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I vote the camel because if you don't get them, you will keep wishing that you had. To me they look fine with your vest and will be lovely with black and olive too.

Andrea H

Thanks, all. My hairdresser just darkened me up some, so the hair is currently a dark brown verging auburn. However, even though I know it's a popular notion on YLF, I don't really care about matching my hair to my footwear. (Though--laughing to myself here--those gray-brown boots probably *do* match my roots. I try not to let it get that far though. )

I'm kind of surprised you all are mostly down on camel or think it's hard to match. My wardrobe is mostly neutrals and I feel like, camel looks great with black and camel looks great with a lot of grays, but dark/chocolate brown doesn't generally look great with gray. I could be totally wrong in that, though.

Anyway, I think I'm ruling out the dark brown. They're pretty and they are what I originally went looking for (and they'd look awesome with the blush vest) but they aren't making my heart sing. I might be veering towards the gray brown. I see what some are saying about grays being hard to match, but honestly, in the 15 years I'm likely to have these boots, I probably will be able to find plenty of outfits they would go with. (I was gonna say 25 years, but the CNAs at the nursing home will probably flat out refuse to pull high boots onto me. ) It's just such a pretty and unique color and, like I said, I might not be able to get it next year or 5 years from now, while Frye will probably always make these boots in camel f I decide down the line I really want them. Still pondering.

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I have a pair of boots in that gray color; mine are Lynn short boots, in Finds below. Mine are dark at the toe and lighter on the main boot, a really neat looking kind of vintage look. The problem is, the dark parts scuffed very early on, and now they look shabby. I've tried polishing with neutral polish, but I don't know how I would actually restore the color to the parts that have scuffed. So, while the boots are durable, the stain on this particular color was not so durable, in my experience. that said, I do love the color and the way it goes with brown, black, taupe, navy, burgundy, denim, charcoal gray. It can work with lighter grays, too, especially heathered shades.

I just noticed mine seemed to start out darker than the ones you're looking at.

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kellygirl

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I have the Veronicas in the burnished slate which is very similar to the grey brown. They are a cool tone so I wear them primarily with black and blues. I like them because they lighten up my typically dark neutral outfits. Most of my wardrobe is cool toned so they seem to play well with everything. I have cognac booties as well but really only ever wear them with jeans. It seems like your cream boots work to lighten your outfits--maybe the brown is the way to go if you want something different.

Traci

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My vote would be the dark brown. For me, the camel would be too much of a duplicate for the creamy ones you already own. I wouldn't really have any outfits that would call for the camel that wouldn't also work with cream.

Our opinions don't matter much if one makes your heart sing, though.

If these would be year round boots for you, I'd get the gray. I have several pairs of gray shoes that I like to wear year round, from oxfords to booties, because I find the color works well with both the darker colors I wear in winter and the lighter colors I tend to in summer. If they're just a fall/winter boot I keep my vote on dark brown.

eta: I do have a pair of little, flat, lace up Frye booties in that exact camel color and I find them harder to mix into an outfit, like others have mentioned. I also like camel with black quite alot, but I find the camel booties a bit too bright on their own with a black outfit. I prefer more of a cognac boot with more black, although I love a camel sweater or bag with black. Funny enough, I pulled out the camel booties to wear yesterday for some outdoor shopping and at the last minute changed into exactly these dark brown Veronicas, even though I was wearing my camel sweater.

Helena

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I vote camel. Firstly, if I understand Boston weather it's similar to Toronto in that you will have approximately two hours of gorgeous fall vest weather followed by five months of dreary winter coat weather, so I'd shop to match the coat, not the vest. Camel leather footwear is so classic and sophisticated, you can wear it with any color imo, and it will add a light touch to your dark outerwear. Finally and most importantly - from reading through the thread, these are the ones that make you the happiest, and what is more important than that!!