Boots and Fall

I'm not sure any fashion item is as great and as classy looking as a great pair of boots. I've been on a mission to find the perfect pair of flat boots and I think I found them yesterday! They have a red zipper... I know, awesome. My cousin and I have had conversations about boots because she finds it difficult to wear them with jeans and wanted to know how to do it. I braced myself as I told her the only way to wear jeans with boots was to wear... wait for it... skinny jeans! Now, that may not seem like a big deal to most of you, but us Heath women have been "blessed" with substantial thighs. Thighs with substance can make skinny jeans almost impossible, or at the very least, completely frightening. However, i've been successful lately and found a few pairs of skinny jeans that have worked on me. I think you just have to try them all on until you find the pair that doesn't make you look ridiculous. Make sure they are not skin tight all the way to your ankles and you'll feel better about them... I promise. I'm not saying they make my thighs look tiny, but they aren't as scary as I thought they would be.

If you are as skeptical of skinny jeans as my cousin is and I used to be, then try just a narrow cut jean. Tight on top and as little flare as possible at the bottom is key for them fitting into your boots with scrunching and giving you the old fashioned pantaloon look. Boots and leggings are awesome too, just make sure you wear a long enough shirt or sweater to cover your backside. Remember, spandex is a privilege not a right.

Here are some great outfits with boots:

I'm not sure there is anything classier than this look. Simple black dress, simple brown boots. Notice how the dress isn't too short and tight and the boots aren't resembling a certain Julia Roberts character? That's the fine line between fashion/class and street/walker. Oh, and yes you can wear brown boots with a black dress. Just watch the tones of each color.

Do I really need to say anything about this? Notice how her jeans scrunch just a little bit? That's totally fine and most likely going to happen no matter what you do to avoid it. I love the tall socks and her scarf is awesome. Now, if it would just get cold around here...

Love the lacy dress, sweater tights, and reddish/brown boots. So many different textures and tones going on, but it all works. I know this can be scary for some people, but the more you mess around with it (or mimic pictures like this) the more comfortable you will get with combining textures and colors. If you know me personally, just text me a picture if you are unsure :-). 

Happy fall everyone! Hopefully it will actually feel like fall soon. Go get yourself a great pair of boots and a pumpkin spice latte and pretend it's cold outside, that's what I do. I actually have myself convinced that if I dress like it's fall then the weather will change. Maybe if we all do it...