Boot Scootin' Boogie: What I Wore

Back in the fall when I was on my boot kick, I expected that I'd get the most wear out of my newly acquired pairs of high heeled boots. In less than I week I'd bought a pair of black heeled boots and a pair of brown heeled boots and I had no intentions of making another boot purchase. But then I was in Macys and these Franko Sarto Panko boots just called to me. They were flat and I had no idea how I'd wear them, but they were so soft! I tried them on and knew they had to be mine.

Shockingly, I've managed to work these boots into my wardrobe with relative ease. In particular, in the past few weeks, with snow still on the ground, but the sidewalks almost completely clear, I discovered that these boots were fast becoming my go-to pair on days when I was sick of wearing my winter boots.

I thought it would be fun to share a few of those outfits here.

Blouse, The Limited

Dress, Loft

Hue Tights, Macys

Franko Sarto Panko Boots, Macys

Necklace, Loft

Earrings, Anthropologie (I'm not sure what these are called. I'll have to post a picture and ask some day.)

I love this dress, but the pattern is so severe that I can really only wear it a few times a year. I decided to try giving it a pop of color with the pink underneath and I'm relatively happy with how it turned out. In retrospect, I wish I had ironed the collar of the shirt prior to wearing it, but I don't think the outfit suffers: it just really bothers me when I look at the picture.

This is an outfit that I imagined prior to wearing it and it's full of experimentation. The undershirt look is something that I'm still not completley comfortable with, but the real bit of craziness here (for me, at least) is the combination of brown boots with black tights. I know that technically black and brown can go together, but I have a bit of a mental block about it. Somehow the brown boots didn't offend me as much as they normally would and I also managed to convince myself that the pink blouse helped incorporate the brown into the look. I'm not sure if it follows all (or any) of the "rules of fashion", but I was happy with it so there's that.

Free Flow Tank, Anthropologie

Cardigan, Loft

Jeans, Banana Republic

Franko Sarto Panko Boots, Macys

Necklace, QVC

Bright Bulb Posts, Anthropologie

This was my pre-Valentine's Day outfit. I was so happy with it that I wore it to work later in the week on a day where I was only in the office for a few hours. I'm so happy I finally got this cardigan. I've had it for two weeks and I think I've already worn it like four times. Seriously!

When I bought the boots, this was the one look that I envisioned creating. I simply couldn't imagine ever wearing flat boots with a skirt or dress so I just expected that I'd be tucking jeans into them for a casual look. As predicted, this look works nicely, but I'm glad that I figured out other ways to wear them.

Free Flow Tank, Anthropologie

Wily Cardigan, Anthropologie

Skirt, Ann Taylor

Hue Leggings, Macys

Franko Sarto Panko Boots, Macys

Necklace, Kohls

Crystal Peddler Posts, Anthropologie

Oh here was another experiment! I bought leggings! Remember the day that I almost died from cold legs? Well a few days later I found myself at Macys where the leggings were discounted 50% off plus an additional 20% off with my Macys' card. I figured for less than $10, I could give leggings a try and since the weather was still totally freezing, I was able to wear them right away.

I wish the leggings were a little longer, but since I expected that I'd always wear them with boots, these will do just fine. They kept me much warmer than a pair of tights, but still enabled me to wear a cute skirt and boots. Perhaps at the end of the season, I'll buy a few more pairs in different colors and patterns since this brown pair is quite boring. The idea is certainly sound though and the experiment was a success.

The weather is finally warming up so soon I'll be able to wear these great boots without tights. I can't wait to see what kinds of other outfits I can dream up!

Happy Monday!