Fashion Blogger Diary A Lookbook of Boots with Dresses & Skirts

Ladies,

When I look back on vintage photographs, there are certain styles that look so classically beautiful they eclipse the worse trends of that era. Take boots with skirts and dresses as one example that I have admired in photographs of women in the 1970s and 1980s. Their boots were femininely shaped with an almond toe (the best toe shape ever invented for women’s shoes) and a conservative heel, then paired with midi length skirts or dresses. This look has been seared into my mind as the most timelessly beautiful way to wear boots.

Style is about combinations

Like a painting, style is not just one stroke of color or one shape alone on the canvas of our body. Style is about combinations and how each thing compliments the other and compliments us. Like color combinations, shape combinations are a consideration in making clothing look balanced. But unlike a painting, clothing moves. It must allow for movement and comfort and yet allow for beauty. When you are learning how to dress, it is of utmost importance to identify combinations that allow for these things. This is why boots with midi length skirts and dresses are a favorite of mine to wear. I enjoy the balance of the look of the shapes, but I also love the way these items allow me to live.

I had to suck in for this photograph

I love this pairing of the skirt with the boots and a little jacket, but this skirt makes me look so wide in my belly I have to suck in for photographs so it’s about to be evicted from my wardrobe. I am leaning more toward dresses since most skirts make my short waist look larger. By clinging to my waist and poofing out at the waist it only emphasizes the size of it. Dresses on the other hand, skim over a waist (if it’s not too tight!) without adding bulk there. It really is a dramatic improvement for those of us with rounder bellies. Some skirts work on me, but it is the rare skirt that works on my shape.

I love the shape of this dress

Speaking of shapes, I love the cut of this dress. I love the color of this dress. I love the sleeves of this dress. I love how this dress makes me look slender in my belly. If you can identify things that you love about how something works on you, you can replicate the styles that work the best on you. I love the way the boots and this dress look together.

More pink dresses

I really enjoyed this pink floral dress, and it felt so fun and comfortable with my cowgirl boots. I have decided that I need more pink dresses because they have such a princess appeal to me.

Those are just some of my favorite combinations lately of boots with skirts and dresses. I have been wearing this combination for years and have never stopped enjoying the beauty or the comfort of it. This combination can look so different depending on the style of dress or the style of boots, but this formula looks beautiful on women in my opinion. But I especially recommend it for women in cold climates who need boots, or women who are working on homesteads even. With the right durable materials, your dresses/skirts and boots outfits can be a way to look feminine and stylish.

Happy styling!

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