I am in love with these boots but am not sure if they are a bit too 'mistress of the dungeon'...

[lovecat]

This site doesn't do links, but if you can be bothered, click on 'Women', 'Footwear', 'Long Boots' and they are the first pair there, £79.99, Platform Lace-up boot.

I saw them in real life yesterday and they are soooo gorgeous (nicer than they look in the pic), but a little voice in the back of my mind is saying they should really be accessorised with a whip and uncomfortable underwear....

What d'you reckon? (bear in mind I'm 42 - if I were in my 20's I'd have bought them, no hesitation!)

And if I do, what should I wear them with (apart from the whip and leather corset...)?

[themildmanneredstalker]

oh-they are ok. they'd be good with a longish skirt

[beansmum]

They're ok. I'm in my 20s and wouldn't wear them, but mainly because I have nothing to wear them with other than jeans. And I wouldn't be able to walk in them. And they look a bit cheap and shiny. Actually, I don't like them at all.

[lou33]

they are fine

i was expecting to see some kind of fetish wear!

i have a pair of just over the knee stiletto boots that i am deliberating whether or not they look a bit too dominatrix to wear in public or not

[nailpolish]

they are naot my cup of tea but i think the leather looks nice, matt leather, if it wqs patent i would say NOOOO
the toe is nice too, makes it less mistress of the dungeon

[lovecat]

beansmum. Not so shiny or cheap looking in RL, but thanks for the input...

MMS, thanks, that's a good idea. I have no longish winter skirts (ooh! ooh! Shopping opportunity!!) as my legs are the one bit of me I like so in winter I tend to live in two inches above the knee skirts (with opaques) or skinny jeans - but I think a short skirt with those boots would deffo look a bit streetwalkerish (not a great look for the school run...)

[lovecat]

Sorry x-posts!

It was actually DH that made the 'dungeon mistress' comment, which was why I thought I'd better canvas more sensible opinions here before I made a decision...

lou33, I have also seen a lovely pair of over the knee stiletto boots but have decided they are a step too far (if DH thinks the first pair are dominatrixy, he'll have a heart attack if I were to buy anything over the knee!)

[lou33]

luckily i dont have a dh to worry about

i was about to say they would look ok with a shorter skirt and thick tights as well, as that's what i do, but i just noticed the streetwalker comment

[lovecat]

You're young, lou, you can get away with it... I would look very very muttonish if I tried it (I wear mine with DM shoes or flat chunky boots n' thick tights

[nappyaddict]

i prefer the first ones on the 3rd page.

[nailpolish]

actually i think black leather is very naff and common

but thats just my opinion

[nappyaddict]

on shoes too?

[nailpolish]

i like the grey runched ones on page 2

now they are nice

[nailpolish]

yes sheos too nappy

[lou33]

lol i am 41!

[TsarChasm]

I really like them. (I'm 43 and would wear them.) Would look good with winter skirts and dresses. Not jeans or trousers unless cut off though.

But then maybe I know nothing, everyone loves those biker boots atm. I was looking at some yesterday and I hate them. So clumpy and blokey.

[nappyaddict]

actually thinking about it the only pair of black shoes i own are black pumps which you would think are naff cos they are leathery i think and black satin peep toes - not sure if those are naff or not

[lou33]

i am not doing v well on this thread, have been clumping about in biker boots for years as well!

[lovecat]

I'll get me coat...

[nappyaddict]

oh i forgot my black peep toe wedges aswell.

right that's it lou - that's the last time i take fashion advice from you

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

i love them. but i am in my 20's sorry. my mum would look great in them though. if i bought them i know for a fact she would borrow them. and she is 47.

id wear with heavy winter skirts or over skinny jeans.

[lou33]

i think i am being told to go shopping at bon marche instead lol

[lou33]

am going to rummage in my cupboards for my finest frumpery

[TsarChasm]

Me too lovecat

(I seem to have managed to put my foot in it on a boot thread )

[lou33]

can i have a list of all the fashion no nos? i am sure i could probably wear them all at once today

[nappyaddict]

hang on a minute i am sure i was looking at a thread the other day where naily said she wore black boots. it was an old one - i was searching the archives for opinions on shorts and tights.

a ha!! found it

not quite the fashion guru she makes out