Boots and dresses

[lookout]

I am useless at making things go, and am fed up with jeans. Can dresses such as this really be worn with chunky tights and boots suchs as these? Or have I made this up? Also, would you layer the dress or wear a cardi to keep warm? What sort of cardi?

I really need a sort of personal shopper

[AWimbaWay]

I do all the time, guess I might look odd to some people but I like it. I normally wear a long boyfriend cardigan over the top.
I recently bought this dress to wear with chunky boots.

[TheBirdsTheBirds]

Yes! Although I would go for less detailed boots with such a busy print on the dress. I wear dresses with opaques and either these ankle boots or my ancient dark brown winter boots, which are a similar chunky shape to the ones you linked but without the fluff. If I were rich I would buy these to wear with pretty dresses.

[TheBirdsTheBirds]

I don't know the answer to your second question. I hate cardis and also hate the long-sleeved top under dress look. I just wear a dress with sleeves or a warm coat and hope the heatings on wherever I'm going

[AWimbaWay]

I agree about losing the fur trim, but I love a nice snuggly cardi .

[AWimbaWay]

I want these toast boots.

[TheBirdsTheBirds]

Me too AWimbaWay, I was admiring them in the catalogue the other day...Maybe they'll end up in the sale.

[Caerlaverock]

It works in a rad fem sort of way. If you try too hard to look naice it is a frumpy look

[TheBirdsTheBirds]

Yes, short dress and clompy boots rather than knee-length jersey wrap dress and pointy stretchy naice boots.

[foofooyeah]

I hope so as its the look I usually end up with!

[ChickensHaveNoEyebrows]

I have a calf length wrap dress what I do love. Can I wear clompy ankle boots?

[dexter73]

I would wear the dress with a long sleeve top and a cardy. Lots of lovely links on this thread!

[Iatemyskinnyperson]

Calf length no... If the boots are clompy, dress shld be short IMHO

[lookout]

Boots will def be clompy, my feet look silly in anything too narrow and pointy. I am not that tall (5'4) so anything calf-length also looks silly on me.

TheBirds I love those expensive boots, but depsite my best efforts this afternoon cannot find anything as nice but cheaper.

AWimbaWay I love that dress!

What about these? Better than the fur trim ones?

I am worrying now that I'm gonna end up more frumpy than rad fem though

[LoosingBattle]

I have the first boots you linked and they are the most comfortable, versatile footwear ever! Cosy and warm too. I think they look good with short dresses or skirts, also tucked into jeans or leggings.

[lookout]

Fern or peanut? Can't decide

[LoosingBattle]

Fern!

[TheBirdsTheBirds]

These are pretty clompy.

[TheBirdsTheBirds]

Jones Bootmaker usually have simple, clompy unfussy ones too.

[AWimbaWay]

I like these ones from jones bootmaker, camper shoes are normally really comfortable too.

I already have merrell Oslo boots, they are super warm and weatherproof, but not sure they'd go with a dress really, a bit too fussy I think.

[TheBirdsTheBirds]

AWimbaWay those are the Jones ones I would have linked to, if I hadn't been on my phone :) We have similar boot taste I think!

[lookout]

I really like the Dune ones too. May have to ask dh if my budget can stretch the extra 3o quid

Thanks so much for all your help. I know where to come next time I need help!

[TitWillow]

these boots!

[MarysBeard]

I have just bought these boots:

www.clarks.co.uk/p/20351996

Am wearing with jeggings and a checked shirt. Do you think they would look ok with say, a wool dress & thick tights/leggings?

Also am I supposed to wear them a bit open/flappy at the top? :)

[AWimbaWay]

i think we do Birds .