What boots with knee-length dresses??

[Closetlibrarian]

Are knee-high boots with dresses very out of fashion now?

I've recently bought a few lovely dresses (smart-casual, which I'll be wearing to work) that end at my mid-knee and need footwear to go with them. So - are knee boots and dresses frumpy? If so, ankle boots instead? And if so, what style?

I don't do high heels, btw! More of a flats/ brogues kind of gal.

Brogues would be cool

I would say it depends on the style of the dress.
Where I live the climate often requires knee boots and I tend to wear those with a shift dress or pencil skirt. I.e. quite a fitted silhouette.
With a skater or floatier type of dress, ankle boots/Chelsea boots/brogues go better, imo.

They are more fitted/ shift type dresses.

Brogues do look ok. But I'd prefer to wear boots in winter... I'm in the South East of the UK.

I don't think knee boots work with fitted dresses. My recommendation would be for an ankle boot, with a small heel. Possibly a sock-boot type, so slim fitting top, ending just above the ankle - looks elegant.

Knee boots with dresses and skirts are a no-no for me too. I'm very tall, fairly slim and still feel dumpy and mumsy in them.

I prefer high-ish ankle boots with a low or medium heel.

Knee hight boots and dresses rarely look good on anyone. An ankle boot with a heel looks good though

Great, thanks all! Time to go ankle-boot-shopping

What do people wear knee high boots with then? Over skinny trousers (still)?

Yep, over skinny jeans.

I love knee boots and wear them over skinny trousers or with woolly tights and shorter skirts. They haven't been particularly fashionable for a few years but I like them and have some nice ones so I wear them regardless.

However, with a knee length dress, the hem of the dress would surely be level with the top of the boots, so I can't picture that working too well. I think it would make my legs look wider and shorter than they are.

I'd go for flat low-cut ankle boots, preferably with a v-shape at the front of the ankle to help elongate my leg, or for taller ankle boots/ mid-calf length boots with a moderate block heel.

Ha, interesting.I live in France and fashions are obviously very different here.

Skinny jeans with long boots feels very dated here (in fact I see very few people in skinnies at all these days). Long boots obviously don't go with other styles of jeans, so most people I see in knee boots are wearing skirts/dresses.

Thigh boots with mini skirts or sweater+leggings are also very popular here right now.

Ankle !!

Well, my knee-high boots come to the top of my calves (i.e. finish below the knee) and the dresses stop at mid-knee. So not quite level (about an inch or two gap). But I get your point Faewen!

This is actually all quite pleasing news as my tall boots are a bit old and knackered and, as I rarely wear them over skinnies, this means I can invest in new ankle boots instead.

I sometimes wear knee boots with midi skirts or dresses. Works for me, I like the hem covering the boot top and it's good and warm as well.

I think long boots and dresses can still work well, but you need to get the proportions right. I saw a woman recently wearing a very simple black polo neck jumper dress with flat, tan over the knee boots. She looked amazing, although it didn’t hurt that she was very slim and the clothes looked very expensive.

I struggle to find ankle boots that don’t cut my legs off, I have curvy calves but slim ankles so most ankle boots make my legs look thicker than they are. I wish there was more choice for V fronted ankle boots.

Depends entirely on your legs. Ankle boots worn with dresses are really unflattering on me, as are brogues,so I wouldn't wear them. However if you've got slim lower legs and smallish feet they might look nice.
Personally, I wear knee length boots as they suit me best.

I would wear knee high boots. Don't care if they're out of fashion.
Ankle boots look silly with dresses imo, just a fashion at the moment.

I have tree trunk legs and by far the most flattering leg wear with a dress for me are pull on fabric type boots, though any Matt boot is ok. Would never wear ankle boots with a dress, my calves are too hefty.

Meghan markle just wore some faith cone heel over the knee boots with a midi skirt and some Stuart Weizmann ones on Christmas Day with a midi dress. She looked good.

I would wear ankle boots with that type of dress. If you can tolerate a medium heel, maybe something like this:

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or the same sort of style but lower if you prefer (I got some like that from River Island a few months ago, they may have a few left). Unless you only want to wear them with black-based outfits, I think taupe is one of the most versatile colours for that kind of boots.

Shoe boots or very slim fit ankle boots.

My calves are quite wide from lots of cycling when I was younger so ankle boots and dresses look ridiculous on my. I wear knee high boots and knee length dresses for work and I always think I look Ok

Now I'm wondering if i don't look ok at all

@negan - opaque tights + black ankle length boots or shoe boots with a bit of heel look more professional than knee length boots.

I work in a traditional industry tho

I wear just below knee boots with skirts, nice and warm and seem to look good imo