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Soggy bottoms, or bootcuts stuffed, unglamorously ,into boots (but only for dog-walking).

9 years ago

I just let my bootcuts get soggy form dragging on the ground, it would take hours to dry afterwards. And for many years I didn't own any boots, so my shoes got wet too!

9 years ago

Straight jeans in rubber boots. My area was not stylish enough to offer bootcuts.

9 years ago

Very very snow encrusted soggy bottom jeans and pants. Sometimes I would wear thin snow pants over them to try and look presentable for work once I got there by bus. Thank goodness for skinnies. I regret not latching onto them sooner as I spent quite a number of years thinking they looked dreadful on me.

9 years ago

Ha! Like others, soggy bottoms and non-ppls! Thank heavens for the invention of skinnies!

9 years ago

Good grief. Listen to us. How silly were we to accept our soggy hems? Myself included. NO MORE.

Diana, Greg never wore bootcuts. Always straight and skinny, and he DOES tuck those jeans into funky mid-calf caterpillars or Docs.

9 years ago

Ha, it will be a cold day in hell before J wears skinny jeans or midcalf boots for that matter. He basically only ever wears Levis straight legs. And for work, it's all straight legged loose khakis and trousers. Shoes are either ankle height snow/hiking boots, oxfords, dress shoes, or sneakers.

I was thinking about the men because this morning when I was at the bus stop, every single woman was wearing midcalf or tall boots (mostly snow boots given the weather) with pants tucked in, whereas every man was wearing his pants over his boots (most jeans/pants were the standard loose-ish straight leg). Some of the men were not even wearing snow boots - just regular men's oxford-type shoes.

9 years ago

Not PPL
Stuffed boot cuts or flares in
Platform cordani clogs with shearling lining

9 years ago

stuffed my pants into my boots. really it wasn't a big deal. it was winter, it was new england and everyone else was doing the same. changed my shoes when i got wherever i was going.

9 years ago

Leggings and tunics/jackets or sweaters for casual with snow boots. Too much draft up those bootcuts for me!! brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

9 years ago

How far back are we going? Probably from 5 - 27, I was straight up preppy. Duck shoes, print turtleneck, and that rubber rain coat with whales printed on one side. Ahaha! I tried "rain flats" for a bit, but the water just pours into those. Then I got these red rubber, mod-ish Sigerson Morrison boots, very close fitting. They were absolutely brilliant. They could be worn under pants, they fit that close, but I believe I mostly wore them with dresses/skirts.

I don't think I did pants in rain (except my gear rain paints, trail hiking). Sticky wet on the legs... no no no.

9 years ago

Wrapped them into boots, and sported the pant poof with blissful ignorance. Then had wrinkled pant bottoms for the rest of the day. Depending on the fabrication of course.

I didn't do soggy hems - too practical for that.

9 years ago

I used the cuff and fold method -- holding in place with boot socks (or rubber bands). Here is a good description of the method: http://www.countryoutfitter.co.....ans-boots/ Worked like a charm with bootcut jeans and mid-calf boots.

9 years ago

Bootcuts folded over and tucked into tall rain or snow boots. But I wasn't going for fashionable at all!

9 years ago

I moved to Arizona before the skinny trend hit, and had so little need to deal with "bad" weather that I have only just this year adopted "some" skinnies into my wardrobe.....I'm a slow adopter and wear more dresses and shorts than anything else.....
However, while living in the midwest I can remember MANY days of skirts with boots., or rolling up my pants before embarking across the parking lot to keep my pants from being wet--not a pretty sight, but it worked (mostly) ha!

9 years ago

As a child, snowpants! And I hated 'em. As soon as I was old enough, I traded up to soggy pant hems.

9 years ago

Yup, soggy pants. And all too often, grease marks or rips around the hem from my bike chain ... as a teenager, was too cool to be riding around town with one pants leg rolled up!

9 years ago

I think I wore sensible black shoes and black pants for at least 15 years --- and I stayed in tapered 90's silhouettes for longer than I care to admit.

Even in Chicago, I only wore snowboots when it was absolutely necessary, and I changed as soon as possible.

Are we all forgetting khakis? I never wore them, because I was convinced it wasn't my "color," but they were everywhere! Worn with heavy shoes.

9 years ago

Tall boots for me. I just couldn't do soggy either

9 years ago

Midis with boots or jeans with riding boots or I simply got soggy and dried out at work. Working on a college campus afforded me the pleasure of dressing more casually and, oh yes, I forgot, I worked in Southern California where it's 75 degrees and sunny most days.

9 years ago

Ironic that they call them BOOTcuts, huh?

9 years ago

Yes, I know what you mean,Beth Ann, khakis and dark heavy shoes. Everybody wore those if they weren't wearing jeans.

9 years ago

Definitely not PPL for me. I used to hem flares so that they ended at my natural heel. That meant that they came to the top of whatever heel I was wearing. For casual wear, that was clogs, which gave plenty of protection against wet pavement. For snow, I did what tr3kkiegrl did--wore snow boots over the pants.

9 years ago

I suffered through wet pant hems, of course. I didn't wear skirts or dresses in my twenties. Or tights. Certainly not nylons. My thinking at the time: god forbid I might look like a woman! Lol

9 years ago

OMG, Glory. I had forgotten the SNOW encrustation!! Which then melted into disgusting puddles of salt flecked slush the minute you went indoors....

FROZEN pant bottoms. That's what I remember from high school.

I also wore snow pants as a child.

And what we called "leotards" which really meant thick tights that fell down All. The. Time. Kind of like leggings, in other words. With galoshes over top of that.

9 years ago

funny, I was just thinking about this the other day. Like many, including you, Angie, I wore the soggy bottoms or skirts/dresses with tall boots.
In my defense, I moved to the US in 99 (full-on bootcut era) and before then, I had never lived in a snowy climate. So I didn't know better and I thought soggy bottoms, that's just what everybody does. Some of my pants got pretty ruined, and not just from snow (from stepping onto long bottoms), but surprisingly many were OK. It didn't bother me that badly.

I appreciate the convenience and comfort of tucked-in skinnies, BUT: I also find the look more boring, more of a rut, than when I wore bootcuts and widelegs etc. I felt there was more variety to be had in terms of silhouettes and looks then.

9 years ago

Does anyone else remember stirrup pants? At least they would fit into boots.
I remember having a pair of wool pale blue pants with matching pullover mohair sweater in 1969. Those pants were always at the cleaners because of slush and mud.

9 years ago

Depends on the era. I wore tall leather boots with skirts and tights to work. Or I wore pants tucked into boots and then removed boots at work. I rarely wore jeans to work until a few years ago. For walking my dog I wore very warm boots and gear like clothing so that was a non issue.

I had a pair of very warm tall boots that were water proof. I wish they still made them. I can't remember the name of the company but I think it was a Canadian brand.

9 years ago

When it was just rainy I suffered wet hems, sometimes wet pants up to the knees, like every other girl in my class. By the third lesson the pants were usually dry. Although I also wore straight legs from time to time, those were easier to deal with. When there was snow I stuffed my pants into unstylish snow boots. I didn't wear skirts or dresses at all.

9 years ago

Well, it didn't snow where I grew up, but there were times it rained a lot.
soggy bootcut hems almost every time. Rarely skirts with boots. Even more rare dresses with boots, and I mean once in two years rare.

9 years ago
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