Fashion advice, please... - ZEFRANK.COM

melissa · 09-26-2004, 01:45 AM

Ok, so I've never owned any brown clothes because of the whole no black shoes with brown clothes rule. But I found a skirt awhile ago that I really like and it's a chocolate brown with nice flowers on it and I haven't worn it yet b/c I didn't have shoes to go with it. I went shopping today and found these boots hoping they would work. What do you think?

The skirt is knee length and the boots hit mid-calf.

trisherina · 09-26-2004, 02:27 AM

That will look GREAT on you.

melissa · 09-26-2004, 02:32 AM

Oh, thanks!

I've never really been into brown clothes but there is something about that skirt that I really like and I wanted some boots to wear with it, but all the brown boots I looked at were so boring or too narrow for me or with a scary, skinny heel. My bf said it would work, but I wanted a second opinion.

Hermione · 09-26-2004, 04:56 AM

I think it will look cute. The flowers on the boots are soo cute

melissa · 09-26-2004, 07:11 AM

Thanks, Surbhi! I think I'll keep them. Now I'll have to buy other clothes to go with the shoes.

Zaftig · 09-26-2004, 07:50 AM

That skirt and those boots were destined to be together! Now we need to see a picture of you in them!

joppa.gal · 09-26-2004, 08:44 AM

Good choice on the boots, although finding things to go with them I think will be tough.

I'm all about the brown clothes, because I'm a redhead. Sometimes I don't pay attention to the brown/black rule.

LadyCrow · 09-26-2004, 10:30 AM

Those boots look just fine w/the skirt, melissa. When can we see a pic of you modeling them?

Frieda · 09-26-2004, 10:31 AM

i like the boots and i like the skirt, but i don't think those match. too many patterns, i also don't like low boots under a knee-length skirt.

but, those boots (i want those boots

) will look absolutely great under jeans! under the skirt, i'd wear shoes that make the beautiful patterns on the skirt stand out.. like high brown boots, or slim sneakers (high or low)

examples from zappos.com that match your criteria:

my vote would go to the last pair of boots i posted and the last pair of sneakers (MJ's, really..)

what do you have to wear on top of the skirt?

melissa · 09-26-2004, 01:31 PM

Frieda, I totally agree with you about the knee length skirt-taller boot combo. That was really what I was looking for yesterday, but all the tall boots I saw were just so stupid. I also agree with you about the options you posted and suggested: the last pair of boots (those are really cute!) and the last pair of MJs (those are crazy cute!!!)

I have 2 tops I can wear with the skirt. One sleeveless knitted top that makes my boobs look huge, but I have to get a sweater to wear over it 'cause it shows some of my tatts. And one long sleeve fuzzy shirt. Both are the light brown color that is in the skirt. And I bought some brown tights yesterday (called Espresso color

). I think it'll all work out.

And Joppa.gal! I agree with you that it's going to be hard to find clothes to go with them, but I think I'll have to get some nice brown pants and another pair of jeans for casual friday and I'll be set.

Thanks for everyone's feedback! I appreciate it so much.

Frieda · 09-26-2004, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by melissa
Frieda, I totally agree with you about the knee length skirt-taller boot combo. That was really what I was looking for yesterday, but all the tall boots I saw were just so stupid. I also agree with you about the options you posted and suggested: the last pair of boots (those are really cute!) and the last pair of MJs (those are crazy cute!!!)

I have 2 tops I can wear with the skirt. One sleeveless knitted top that makes my boobs look huge, but I have to get a sweater to wear over it 'cause it shows some of my tatts. And one long sleeve fuzzy shirt. Both are the light brown color that is in the skirt. And I bought some brown tights yesterday (called Espresso color ). I think it'll all work out.

And Joppa.gal! I agree with you that it's going to be hard to find clothes to go with them, but I think I'll have to get some nice brown pants and another pair of jeans for casual friday and I'll be set.

Thanks for everyone's feedback! I appreciate it so much.

cool

now buy some bright blue tshirts too!

will you post a pic of you wearing it?

chuckie egg · 09-26-2004, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Frieda

LOVIN these.

rmr · 09-27-2004, 01:24 AM

love all the shoes posted here.........i have a pair of addias almost identical to the ones frieda posted except mine are lace-up......anyway just wanted to add my two cents that the old rule of "you cannot wear black shoes with brown clothing" no longer really applies ....i wear black shoes with brown all the time and if you don't trust MY fashion sense....check out vogue etc....they show a lot of it. And BELIEVE me I used to NEVER wear black shoes with brown which sucked because I probably have 25 pairs of black shoes in my closet at all times....i know.......sad

bottom line wear what's comfortable for you......and I LOVE the boots you bought may I ask where you got them????

melissa · 09-27-2004, 02:58 AM

RMR, I got the boots at Nordstroms. They are my very first Nordstroms purchase. They were $99.95 and they are very comfy. I'm going to wear that tomorrow so I'll take a picture of it on...for everyone who has asked.

Hermione · 09-27-2004, 04:07 AM

I love Nordstrom.. I could just live there

09-26-2004, 01:45 AM	#1
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	Fashion advice, please... Ok, so I've never owned any brown clothes because of the whole no black shoes with brown clothes rule. But I found a skirt awhile ago that I really like and it's a chocolate brown with nice flowers on it and I haven't worn it yet b/c I didn't have shoes to go with it. I went shopping today and found these boots hoping they would work. What do you think? The skirt is knee length and the boots hit mid-calf. __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

09-26-2004, 02:27 AM	#2
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	That will look GREAT on you. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

09-26-2004, 02:32 AM	#3
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	Oh, thanks! I've never really been into brown clothes but there is something about that skirt that I really like and I wanted some boots to wear with it, but all the brown boots I looked at were so boring or too narrow for me or with a scary, skinny heel. My bf said it would work, but I wanted a second opinion. __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

09-26-2004, 07:11 AM	#5
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	Thanks, Surbhi! I think I'll keep them. Now I'll have to buy other clothes to go with the shoes. __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

09-26-2004, 07:50 AM	#6
Zaftig monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 1,951	That skirt and those boots were destined to be together! Now we need to see a picture of you in them! __________________ Build a bridge and get over it.

09-26-2004, 04:56 AM	#4
Hermione monkey Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,060	I think it will look cute. The flowers on the boots are soo cute

09-26-2004, 08:44 AM	#7
joppa.gal monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 615	Good choice on the boots, although finding things to go with them I think will be tough. I'm all about the brown clothes, because I'm a redhead. Sometimes I don't pay attention to the brown/black rule.

09-26-2004, 10:30 AM	#8
LadyCrow WhY sO SiRiUs? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ta uoy erehw Posts: 1,120	Those boots look just fine w/the skirt, melissa. When can we see a pic of you modeling them? __________________ "If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable." -- Justice William J. Brennan (1906-1997) U. S. Supreme Court Justice Source: Texas vs. Johnson, 1989 ************ Illegitimi non carborundum... ************ Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger. - Heath Ledger

09-26-2004, 10:31 AM	#9
Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,503	i like the boots and i like the skirt, but i don't think those match. too many patterns, i also don't like low boots under a knee-length skirt. but, those boots (i want those boots ) will look absolutely great under jeans! under the skirt, i'd wear shoes that make the beautiful patterns on the skirt stand out.. like high brown boots, or slim sneakers (high or low) examples from zappos.com that match your criteria: my vote would go to the last pair of boots i posted and the last pair of sneakers (MJ's, really..) what do you have to wear on top of the skirt? __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

09-26-2004, 01:31 PM	#10
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	Frieda, I totally agree with you about the knee length skirt-taller boot combo. That was really what I was looking for yesterday, but all the tall boots I saw were just so stupid. I also agree with you about the options you posted and suggested: the last pair of boots (those are really cute!) and the last pair of MJs (those are crazy cute!!!) I have 2 tops I can wear with the skirt. One sleeveless knitted top that makes my boobs look huge, but I have to get a sweater to wear over it 'cause it shows some of my tatts. And one long sleeve fuzzy shirt. Both are the light brown color that is in the skirt. And I bought some brown tights yesterday (called Espresso color ). I think it'll all work out. And Joppa.gal! I agree with you that it's going to be hard to find clothes to go with them, but I think I'll have to get some nice brown pants and another pair of jeans for casual friday and I'll be set. Thanks for everyone's feedback! I appreciate it so much. __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

09-27-2004, 01:24 AM	#13
rmr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 10,595	love all the shoes posted here.........i have a pair of addias almost identical to the ones frieda posted except mine are lace-up......anyway just wanted to add my two cents that the old rule of "you cannot wear black shoes with brown clothing" no longer really applies ....i wear black shoes with brown all the time and if you don't trust MY fashion sense....check out vogue etc....they show a lot of it. And BELIEVE me I used to NEVER wear black shoes with brown which sucked because I probably have 25 pairs of black shoes in my closet at all times....i know.......sad bottom line wear what's comfortable for you......and I LOVE the boots you bought may I ask where you got them????

09-27-2004, 02:58 AM	#14
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	RMR, I got the boots at Nordstroms. They are my very first Nordstroms purchase. They were $99.95 and they are very comfy. I'm going to wear that tomorrow so I'll take a picture of it on...for everyone who has asked. __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

09-27-2004, 04:07 AM	#15
Hermione monkey Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,060	I love Nordstrom.. I could just live there

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