Birkenstock Boots

[anonymoose]

What do  you think? Could I wear them with knee length skirts to the office? (business casual). I love Birkenstock sandals in the summer, so I'm thinking these might be super comfy for wearing all day for a European trip I have scheduled for this winter.

Unfortunately I really wanted cognac boots and these only come in black and brown, at least for now.

Are they:
Too ugly to live?
Not bad for "comfort shoes"?
Average?
Cute?

Save me from myself.

shop.nordstrom.com/s/birkenstock-farmington-boot-women/4012046?origin=category-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=BROWN&resultback=1732

[marina007]

I was expecting bad but I actually think these look good! And I bet they're super comfy.

I personally hate knee boots/skirt combo but that's my own hangup so I'd go for it if others wear the combo.

[anonymoose]

Yay, I'm glad you think they look good.
As a figure-8 shaped shortie, skirts are my friend.

[gringachef]

I'm not a fan. The shape of the foot is really ugly and the color is meh.
I think that there are plenty of comfortable riding boots out there that are also beautiful. I walked 10 miles a day in my Naturalizer boots in Paris last fall and never once felt pain. I also wore my Vince Camuto Moto boots there and felt both stylish and comfortable.

[secretlyevil]

I'm not a fan of the foot/weird heel.

[kris356]

Yeah, no. I think that comfortable flat knee high boots are pretty easy to find that there is no need to go for ugly. I am with gringachef, the foot shape is awful.

[bimbi284]

I guess it depends on your style. They are more "earthy" than classic. If your style tends to lean more earthy, then these might work, but I'm not really a fan.

[bimbi284]

What about these?
m.shop.nordstrom.com/s/born-pruitt-moto-boot-women/4039753?origin=category&BaseUrl=Boots

Love these ones:
m.shop.nordstrom.com/s/naturalizer-jennings-knee-high-boot-women/3994026?origin=category&BaseUrl=Boots

[anonymoose]

Thanks, all, for the feedback, and thanks, Bimbi, for the other ideas. I'm not into the born ones, and the naturalizer ones are closer, but not quite what I want. Also they have a little heel, and I really want flat ones.

Any other examples of super comfortable, flat,knee high boots? (bonus points for coming in cognac!)

[anonymoose]

What I've already ruled out:
all current aerosoles
all naturaliser, except I don't hate"Joan" but I don't love it either
all the sofft
all the current born
all the current cole haan
I kind of like miz mooz archer, but the embossed pattern creeps me out miz-mooz.com/shop/women-boots/archer
all of current franco sarto.

I'm trying to avoid looking at Frye bc I don't want to spend more than $250 max.

[anonymoose]

I like these, but they're way out of my price range.

www.yoox.com/US/44832331/item?gender=D&cod10=44832331HS&tp=40539&kpid=US-44832331HS-9-AI15&adtype=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwpaqvBRCxzIGoxs6v2TkSJADel-MImDseyM-vRiEZGEk-tAWTwgwIyfnqtIxwvoi95uwdVBoCNkfw_wcB&kpid=US-44832331HS-9-AI15#cod10=44832331HS&sizeId=

[memenee]

Are you Looking for something like this?

m.shoecarnival.com/womens-b-o-c-cleo/coffee/80728.scp?cid=PS-GGL-PLA-P80728&gdftrk=gdfV27281_a_7c876_a_7c2405_a_7c1363350&gclid=CJ_ynpHs4McCFc4XHwodp-MPEQ

[memenee]

Or these? Rockports

www.shoes.com/womens-rockport-tristina-quilted-leather-tall-boot-brown-waterproof-p2_id346289?adtrack=gpa&term=Women%2527s+Rockport+Tristina+Quilted+Leather+Tall+Boot&offer=&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&mkwid=&creative=58624374433

[kris356]

Sept 5, 2015 15:30:53 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

I like these, but they're way out of my price range.

www.yoox.com/US/44832331/item?gender=D&cod10=44832331HS&tp=40539&kpid=US-44832331HS-9-AI15&adtype=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwpaqvBRCxzIGoxs6v2TkSJADel-MImDseyM-vRiEZGEk-tAWTwgwIyfnqtIxwvoi95uwdVBoCNkfw_wcB&kpid=US-44832331HS-9-AI15#cod10=44832331HS&sizeId=

Sam Edelman Penny is similar to this and under your price point and available in cognac.

shop.nordstrom.com/s/sam-edelman-penny-boot-women/3302621?origin=category-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=Black&resultback=451

Also if you want Fryes, have you looked on 6pm.com? They have a ton of sale options

[bethaboo]

Love the Sam Edelman boots kris suggested. I am not a fan at all of the original boot.

[anonymoose]

I like the Sam Edelman boots except the I don't know how I feel about the asymmetry. I think I will order both the original boots and those, and see if one or the other is significantly more comfy.

[kris356]

Sept 6, 2015 15:51:11 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

I like the Sam Edelman boots except the I don't know how I feel about the asymmetry. I think I will order both the original boots and those, and see if one or the other is significantly more comfy.

The Naturalizers that Bimbi posted are also similar even though you didn't like the heel which is the same as the Sam Edelman

[anonymoose]

Yeah, I know. I'm not 100% on the heel. Hence my hesitation on the sam edelman as well. But the Naturalizers I don't like the heel or the buckle/bling.

I spent all last winter unsuccessfully finding "the perfect" boot. I don't know whether now is the time to give and find "a pretty good" boot or if I should stick to my guns but be potentially bootless another year.

[kris356]

Sept 8, 2015 9:07:18 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

Yeah, I know. I'm not 100% on the heel. Hence my hesitation on the sam edelman as well. But the Naturalizers I don't like the heel or the buckle/bling.

I spent all last winter unsuccessfully finding "the perfect" boot. I don't know whether now is the time to give and find "a pretty good" boot or if I should stick to my guns but be potentially bootless another year.

There will never be the "perfect boot", it is a unicorn. You are probably going to have to settle for good enough or go bootless.

Ugg also makes some nice options in leather. I have had my tall Ugg leather boots for over 7 years and they are still nice. I have had them resoled but they still look good.

[anonymoose]

Sept 8, 2015 9:18:18 GMT -5 kris356 said:

Sept 8, 2015 9:07:18 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

Yeah, I know. I'm not 100% on the heel. Hence my hesitation on the sam edelman as well. But the Naturalizers I don't like the heel or the buckle/bling.

I spent all last winter unsuccessfully finding "the perfect" boot. I don't know whether now is the time to give and find "a pretty good" boot or if I should stick to my guns but be potentially bootless another year.

There will never be the "perfect boot", it is a unicorn. You are probably going to have to settle for good enough or go bootless.

Ugg also makes some nice options in leather. I have had my tall Ugg leather boots for over 7 years and they are still nice. I have had them resoled but they still look good.

This flies in the face of all the advice I feel like I get on blogs like TheVivienneFiles, etc that I need to be patient and wait. I have a history of finding "good enough" and just going for it, I've been trying harder lately not to.

I will take a look at Uggs, thanks for the rec.

[anonymoose]

Sept 8, 2015 9:37:15 GMT -5 @aliciaroset said:

I finally settled on a Corso Como boot from Nordstrom.

Link to show them off?

[kris356]

Sept 8, 2015 22:23:16 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

Sept 8, 2015 9:18:18 GMT -5 kris356 said:

There will never be the "perfect boot", it is a unicorn. You are probably going to have to settle for good enough or go bootless.

Ugg also makes some nice options in leather. I have had my tall Ugg leather boots for over 7 years and they are still nice. I have had them resoled but they still look good.

This flies in the face of all the advice I feel like I get on blogs like TheVivienneFiles, etc that I need to be patient and wait. I have a history of finding "good enough" and just going for it, I've been trying harder lately not to.

I will take a look at Uggs, thanks for the rec.

I mean you can, but you have a lot of requirements: totally flat with absolutely no heel (which is pretty restrictive in its own right), no buckles, no straps, no bling, AND budget. I am sure that your perfect boot is out there but it may cost a lot more than your are budgeting. I mean I have my perfect red boot but it is a Frye and it cost me $450. But they are three years old and look perfect. So I could have spent $100 on cheaper boots and had to replace them after a year. So breaking it down, they have cost me $150 a year. I also have a pair of grey Frye Paige Tall Riding boots that I got on sale at Macy's and paid $250 for. They are about 5 years old and I still wear them. I just had to have them resoled for $30.

Bloggers are great for advice and ideas but there are many that are given to them or whose budgets are just not the same as yours. It is great that they tell you to wait for the "perfect" item but you are now going to be bootless for yet another winter if you continue your search. If you are okay with that, then keep on keep on.

[anonymoose]

THank you everyone who gave me feedback and ideas on this thread. I thought I'd provide an update:

I ordered both the birkenstock boots and the Sam Edelman boots and returned both. They both were super unflattering on my legs. (Or at least I choose to believe it's the boots and not my legs...)

BUT I found a pair of Frye Philip Rings at Marshalls in cognac for $199 tonight and brought them home. I thought they looked good in the short mirror at the store, but will try them on with skirts before committing. They are pull-on boots, which I've never had before and I had to really futz with it to get my heel all the way into the bottom, but they feel comfortable once I got them shoved in there. Is that normal? Will that loosen up with time? Or am I doomed to spending 10 minutes bouncing around like a goof?

www.polyvore.com/frye_phillip_ring_tall_womens/thing?id=126604876

[pizzapizza]

Nov 2, 2015 22:12:41 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

THank you everyone who gave me feedback and ideas on this thread. I thought I'd provide an update:

I ordered both the birkenstock boots and the Sam Edelman boots and returned both. They both were super unflattering on my legs. (Or at least I choose to believe it's the boots and not my legs...)

BUT I found a pair of Frye Philip Rings at Marshalls in cognac for $199 tonight and brought them home. I thought they looked good in the short mirror at the store, but will try them on with skirts before committing. They are pull-on boots, which I've never had before and I had to really futz with it to get my heel all the way into the bottom, but they feel comfortable once I got them shoved in there. Is that normal? Will that loosen up with time? Or am I doomed to spending 10 minutes bouncing around like a goof?

www.polyvore.com/frye_phillip_ring_tall_womens/thing?id=126604876

I love those.  I just bought a pair of the Frye Melissa Logo boots and this has been a lifesaver.  It is a very long shoe horn for boots.  You should see me trying to get these shoes on without the shoehorn.  It is seriously a workout.  I was sweating and I am pregnant and it was not a pretty sight

link

[majick143]

The getting your heel in the boot thing seems to be pretty normal in my experience. I bought my first pair of Fryes this year and getting my foot in there without some kind of a thin sock or tight or stocking is laughable, possible but not easy. The sales girl told me that was normal so whether she was selling me on them or not I'm not sure. haha!

I happened to click on the link of the ones you said you loved but were way outside of your price range and they're on sale for $247, assuming you knew that?

Good luck! I'm still trying to figure out how to wear my boots. I'm a newbie when it comes to them.

[kris356]

Nov 2, 2015 22:12:41 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

THank you everyone who gave me feedback and ideas on this thread. I thought I'd provide an update:

I ordered both the birkenstock boots and the Sam Edelman boots and returned both. They both were super unflattering on my legs. (Or at least I choose to believe it's the boots and not my legs...)

BUT I found a pair of Frye Philip Rings at Marshalls in cognac for $199 tonight and brought them home. I thought they looked good in the short mirror at the store, but will try them on with skirts before committing. They are pull-on boots, which I've never had before and I had to really futz with it to get my heel all the way into the bottom, but they feel comfortable once I got them shoved in there. Is that normal? Will that loosen up with time? Or am I doomed to spending 10 minutes bouncing around like a goof?

www.polyvore.com/frye_phillip_ring_tall_womens/thing?id=126604876

Plastic grocery bags. I know it sounds crazy but it you put a bag on your foot it makes it easy to pull on the boot. You can then rip them out once the boot is on.

[anonymoose]

PizzaPizza, I just had to google how to use a shoe horn. I never knew what they were for. If it doesn't get easier after the first few times I think I will invest in one.

Majick143, no, I hadn't been back to check, thanks for letting me know. Unfortunately it looks like only black is available and I really want cognac/whiskey.


I feel reassured that the heel situation will be ok.

[anonymoose]

Nov 2, 2015 23:04:40 GMT -5 kris356 said:

Nov 2, 2015 22:12:41 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

Plastic grocery bags. I know it sounds crazy but it you put a bag on your foot it makes it easy to pull on the boot. You can then rip them out once the boot is on.

Thank you, Kris, this came up several times in my online search about boot fitting. Alas the plastic bag ban means I have no plastic bags.

:*(

[FormerCityGirl]

I can guarantee that it does get easier with Fryes to get the pull on styles on with time. I'm on pair number five and I wear my older ones barefoot in the summer and have managed to get some on with thick socks for hockey games after time. Some of the older pair are stretched enough that if I don't wear heavy socks with them they pull off ankle socks and I don't barhop without boots since a huge guy jumped full force on my ankle one night. Therefore, it's barefoot in the summer now with the boots. I have a sapphire blue pair that I wear to pro hockey games that match my jersey. They get sweater heavy boot socks in them and have from the beginning. It took a little time to get the hang of it and some stretch but, they all feel great now and travel with me too.

[kris356]

Nov 2, 2015 23:41:08 GMT -5 anonymoose said:

Nov 2, 2015 23:04:40 GMT -5 kris356 said:

Plastic grocery bags. I know it sounds crazy but it you put a bag on your foot it makes it easy to pull on the boot. You can then rip them out once the boot is on.

Thank you, Kris, this came up several times in my online search about boot fitting. Alas the plastic bag ban means I have no plastic bags.

:*(

Is this only in stores for your purchases? Because I have also successfully used the roll of dog waste clean-up bags available in rolls at Dollar Tree. 80 for $1