Are knee length boots a no-no this A/W?

[Millie1]

Title says it all really! I'm on the lookout for ankle boots to wear with straight jeans but I don't think my really skinny calves will suit ankle boots with skinnies. On the other hand, knee length boots with skinnies or with wool tights and above-the-knee dress or tunic looks good on me. I think . So what's the verdict on longer boots please?

me too Millie.

Have just started a thread with 2 links to boots.

I'd wear jeans etc over the boots I've linked to- i think .

Oh I must look for your thread MissBoPeep. Truth is, I'd like a new pair of long boots too

Knee length boots are a no-no for me any time...I can't find any to fit my chunky calves

I have bought over the knee boots...not sure if it's a no-no or not but they are gorgeous so i don't care

Good for you FauxFox - enjoy!!!

Quite right FauxFox - wear what you like, never mind what's 'in fashion'! We don't all look the same or like the same styles so go for it

I think that if knee high boots suit you, then that's what you should wear. People who slavishly follow a fashion, irrespective of whether it actually suits them, just end up looking silly, which defeats the whole point.

Knee high boots are so useful and versatile that I think people will always wear them.

I am not a fan of the mum ankle boots that have suddenly become fashionable and woudn't be seen dead in them

I have boots in varying lengths, mostly this winter I will be wearing skinnies or leggings with my new 14 hole Dr Martens.

Wear what suits you and what you feel good in

I've bought ankle boots for this winter, but I still love my long boots and will be wearing those of I feel like it.

I love my knee boots. Can you imagine if all women wore ankle boots only. That would be weird.

Long boots cost £100+ a pair they will therefore be worn until they wear out and fashion can go hang.

Oh good! I'd be wearing my old boots anyway but now will purchase a new pair. Duo are best for my skinny calves. Anyone fancy choosing for me [http://www.duoboots.com/ladies-boots/ here]]. I have dark brown Brindisis and a black pair of flats but I bought them too tight on the calf so they're not too comfortable. Thinking tan?

trying again

I've been dithering about this too. I think that the superfash will probably not be wearing long boots, but I love them personally, and as both my brown & black flat long boots died this Spring, I will be replacing at least one of them - can't be doing without flat long boots.

I suspect it's a bit D of C to wear knee-highs with skinnies, but seeing as most of the world thinks she's a fashion icon anyway, that's probably okay!

Hi Millie

I have several pairs of Duo boots - couple of riding style and one kitten heeled pair for dressy.

I've just ordered Gable but think they are quite £££ for short boots. Will decide when they come.

My fave ones for long boots- assuming you want flat- are:

Flore

Manet

Marcelle

Beaumont.

I love my Duo Florence riding boots.
This is the 4th winter I've had them and they still look great.....worth every penny.

I have both ankle and knee boots and will wear both - I like to wear the brown knee ones with casual skirts and the ankle boots with jeans or with my drapey Westwood skirts for work.

I spent the whole of last A/W trying to find the perfect flat knee highs, having realised my calf high bikers were passé - I never got them and now am hunting for the perfect ankle boot

I think ankle boots are the way forward with skinnies, but I think knee highs will be still current with dresses.

See, I really like the ankle boots that are about now. I've seen a lovely pair with a gold studded heel. Can you wear them if you have, erm, slightly sturdy calves or are they for the lithe of leg only? I don't want to turn them into cankle boots :(

Will be watching with interest re sturdy of calves
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I don't think you can wear ankle boots with chunky calves. Well, I can't anyway, they look awful.

I love my knee highs, but I think tucking jeans into them is looking dated now.

I don't think I can wear ankle boots with skinnies because my calves are just so thin, I think that's why I keep going back to my good old knee highs. Maybe I'm on the wrong track, I don't know.

All of the Duos are lovely, MissBoPeep. I'm going to order a jacket today so the boots will have to wait another month or so - still, more time for planning!

Ankle boots make me look stumpy. May have to stick to knee length unless I can find calf length that make my legs look like super model proportions.

I wear both like my knee boots with dresses

I wear my higher boots with dresses, but I don't like wearing them with jeans. I'm looking for ankle boots, but have the same problem as Millie - they all look too wide. And/or they have heels, and I'm looking for a pair for running about in. All I can see in that category are the Blowfish-type ones, and I don't want those. I want something more biker-y, but they're all wide.