I love boots thread!

[goldenpig]

In honor of Arivecchi's fab boot collection, here's a thread about boots!

Post your boot collection here! What's your favorite pair? How about a picture of an outfit you like to wear with boots? Any boots you are lusting after? Questions about boots?

Here's my boot collection, definitely not that big compared to others :

DH's snow boots from when he was a boy (I only use them when we go to the snow which is pretty rare)
Lowa hiking boots
Ugg brown ankle length boots
Aquatalia Noelle ankle length burgundy patent boots
Via Spiga Kacey knee length brown boots
Nine West knee length black boots
My favorite right now is probably the Via Spiga that I got from Nordstrom. That and the Aquatalia (from Amazon.com) are new.
I have a question though--I need some help from the boot experts. I can't seem to figure out what to wear with the Aquatalia boots and I feel like my legs are being chopped in half by the ankle boots. What are you supposed to wear with ankle boots? I pulled a few outfits out of my closet, but I'm not sure if they look right with the patent boots, or if the boots are wearable at work at all. I feel like the knee length boots work better with the skirts. And if I wear them with pants, you can't really see the boots because the pant legs are covering them up. Which pair of boots do you think look best with these outfits--the ankle boots or the knee high boots? If I can't find anything to wear with the ankle boots, I may return them and maybe even get knee high Aquatalia boots in the same color. BTW the red is very dark, almost purple in color so it's hard to wear with my bright red clothes. The boots are gorgeous, but I'm just not sure if I have anything to wear with them.

Aquatalia Noelle in Chianti

Aquatalia Vavoom in Chianti

[goldenpig]

(Please don't quote the pictures, I will be deleting them later)

Outfit #1: brown sweater & floral skirt with red or brown boots


Outfit #2 Black & brown wrap dress with red, brown or black boots:

[goldenpig]

(Please don't quote the pictures, will be deleted later)

Outfit #3, sweater and black pants, but the pants are covering up the red boots.


Outfit #4, navy sweater and blue/black floral skirt, with red or black boots:


What do you think? Which boots look best?

[eh613c]

I think the long boots look better with the skirt.

I love shoes in general. It's like my hobby. I just donated my boots to Goodwill so now I'm looking for a pair. I always have difficulties looking for boots because I have big calves (I get them from my dad!) I have my measurements down:

shaft: 15"
circumference: 15.5"

Do you know where I can find boots with these measurements? I've checked out Frye but they are a bit out of my budget at the moment.

[Twoboos]

GP you are KILLING me!! I love all the boots!

Personally I am not a fan of the short-boots-with-skirt look. I know lots of people like it or shooties. But I can't handle it for some reason. So, I vote for all tall boots with skirts.

I love the red ankle boots w/outfit #3. I would stick to pants with those bad-boys.

ohhh I can't wait to wear mine!!!

ETA: And how dare you post the VaVoom boots?? Now I'm drooling on the keyboard! OMG, love 'em!

[pb&j]

My new faves:

(ETA: Sorry so giant!)
They are soooo comfortable and unbelievably well made.

I got these last year:
http://www.amazon.com/TSUBO-RYNIN-Ts.../dp/B001BLZ2SW
And they are awesome.

[scriptkitten]

i have about 40 pairs of boots and rising. i'd take a pic but my DS is napping in my room.

here are a few outfits from the past year.

swedish hasbeen


jeffrey campbell



allsaints


frye




sam edelman wedge ankle boots

[PAfirsttimemom]

My new faves:

(ETA: Sorry so giant!)
They are soooo comfortable and unbelievably well made.

Very cool. Who makes those?

[TwinFoxes]

SK, I love that top you're wearing with the Sam Edelman booties.

[pb&j]

Very cool. Who makes those?

El Naturalista. Not cheap, but they were half off when I bought them!