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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone post an example of a bootie that will work with this style jeans, that does not have a lug sole.  I am mid 50s and feel too old for those shoes - i want a “regular” sole/heel, but the shaft tall enough so that you don’t see my
ankles. [/quote]

You’re not working with booties anymore. They’re done. Ankle boots with those fat little heels and almond toes are dated. Look for long slender mid shaft boots with structural heels and long toe boxes. The ankle is slender and comes up to your shin. Very simple to match with any pants; here’s an inexpensive example of what I’m talking about: https://www.asos.com/us/raid/raid-kennedi-mid-heel-chelsea-boots-in-black/prd/201329765?ctaref=we+recommend+grid_13&featureref1=we+recommend+pers[/quote]

DP, but I don’t have chicken legs, so those don’t work for me.  Oh well.  Those are the kinds of boots that look dreadful on anyone who is not super thin and leggy.[/quote]

So number one, they might look fine. You haven’t even tried them. Number two, you will NEVER have style or feel confident in wearing what you like if you always worry about what’s “flattering.” Younger women DO NOT do that to themselves they way Millennial, Gen X, Boomers do. They wear what they like and is comfortable and don’t necessarily worry about it being flattering. Free yourself from that and you’ll probably find a style you actually love. [/quote]

I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt that you don’t realize how patronizing you sound.

Here’s the thing: I love trying on clothes, shoes, getting dressed up.  If something is uncomfortable, it’s done.  If I put it on and don’t love the way it looks, I’m not wearing it.  I wear what I want to and what is comfortable - to me, that’s more about style than what you describe which is trendy.  You’re assuming that I equate flattering with “hiding my flaws,” which isn’t the case for me.

Last but not least, most of us older women (I’m 46, solidly Gen X) aren’t “doing this to ourselves” so much as we’re fighting against YEARS of a skinny ideal being forced on us and all that goes along with that.  I have worked damn hard to accept my body as it is; you have no right to scold me, or anyone, because of what we grew up with.[/quote]

How can you say you “fight the skinny ideal” when you won’t even try BOOTS because you don’t think they’ll flatter you . [/quote]

They don’t FIT me; why would I try to wear boots I literally can’t get up my legs?  You think I haven’t dealt with this issue before?  Jesus.  Stop perseverating on these boots.[/quote]

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