Today we have a letter from Kristin:
I bought cute boots, but my feet are huge so they are not as cute as they should be, what’s a bigfooted girl to do?
Kristin
Now, we must shake our finger at Kristin. Why in the world would your feet be too big for a pair of boots? Unless they don’t fit - in which case take them back! But as far as appearances - all we can say is if a certain blond rich girl - who has a size 11 foot - can rock whatever shoes she wants, so can everyone else.
We will say that if you’re concerned about how big your foot looks - we must interject. We worked in shoe stores for ages, and we’re quite good at guessing shoe sizes. It’s a weird talent of ours. We have never looked at anyone’s feet and thought how large they looked in their shoes. Anyway. If you’re concerned with that, we would steer you away from white, and towards heels. We know heels are not always comfortable, but they’ll keep your foot from looking like its soldered onto the end of your leg, which is how we always feel in flat boots. We don’t think color makes much of a difference, and we will always opt for leather over suede (or, if you are veg, smooth over textured vinyl/plastic). We’d also suggest a solid color, just to keep the eye moving. We would never chastise someone for their feelings, but we would never want to see someone stay away from something they like because they think it won’t look right. Take a chance, we say! Be daring!
We once had a pair of black, Czech tapestry boots that we got as a gift from a friend of ours who was a shoe buyer for one of our favorite stores. We had no idea what to wear them with. We didn’t care. We paired them with jeans, and a black t-shirt. We probably looked ridiculous - in fact, we think our old boss said as much - but we loved those boots and we didn’t care. And that self-confidence kept us wearing those boots until they fell apart. And because we were so confident, people who may have thought we looked odd complimented us instead.
Enough lecture. Here are our picks for you:
Above, Michael Kors Brink boots, $398.95
We don’t love these Gabriella Rocha boots. We like them. But that’s how we feel about most classic things; they’re simple, they’re understated, they’ll look great on. They are like the long-standing relationship rather than the one night stand.
Fey boots, $125.96
These boots from Delias are pretty sweet. And, they’re $15. We have socks that cost as much. We don’t know about their quality, but we like everything else about them.
Sedgwick boots, $14.99
We will say that we would strongly encourage Kristin to try on boots of all sizes and styles and shapes - and to take an objective, honest friend with her. Your own feet often look biggest to you because they’re in proportion to like, the floor. They’re never as big as you think.
-LB
Source: www.bunnyshop.org
