Fashion Over Fifty: Booties

I’m back with a couple more outfits to share with you, showing the 2 new pair of booties that I got recently.  Booties have been really popular for the last couple of years, but I’ve just decided to get on that bandwagon and this year, I added a couple of pair to my wardrobe and I’m really enjoying them.  These are great with ankle length pants or jeans and they can also be worn with bootcut pants too.  Most of the younger girls are wearing them with no socks (or hidden socks), but I think they can work with tights too.  With my black booties and black pants, I did wear tights (or black dress socks would work too) with them for a long lean look and solid black always works.

So, if you decide to try some booties, there are a couple of options to wear them.  I tried them sockless and with socks.  Either can work.

These are the first booties I got.  Black suede from DSW shoes and they are by Vince Camuto.  They are around 3” high and that’s about the max I can go these days.

So, let’s talk about shoes.  You will not see me wearing really high heels anymore.  Those days of wearing spiky heels are over for me.  As I get older, my feet can’t tolerate super high heels anymore and even though I love being stylish, I still try to be practical too in my shoe choices.  So 2 1/2 to 3” is about my max for heels these days.  And I won’t wear them all day long anymore.  These are good for about 4 hours, then I’m ready to take them off. They are actually pretty comfortable and I added some foam inserts to make them even better.  I developed bunions on my feet about 10 years ago after working retail for a few months and being on my feet for hours in heels.  Worst thing for your feet!  So, even though I understand why lots of women go for comfort in shoes, I still am not ready for geriatric shoes.

I want style and some comfort too!  We do have to take care of our feet.  I like the wedge heel on these shoes, they are still easy to walk in.

My first outfit is skinny pants (by Calvin Klein, found at TJ Maxx), my vintage coat, and a gray wool sweater I also found at TJ Maxx.  These were found a couple of years ago.  I wore black tights under the pants and my black booties, making a long lean look with all black.  These outfits were all from my trip to the Grove Park Inn.

The sweater skims over my hips and hides enough that I feel comfortable in the form fitting pants.  These pants are very comfortable and have spandex in them.  I love that I can wear them tucked in boots or out with heels.  They are made like jeans with pockets and are similar to riding pants.  They say Calvin Klein jeans on the tag inside, but are made from cotton/poly/spandex.  You should be able to find something similar out there.

I mentioned I’m really getting into wearing my gold jewelry again and opted for that mix with this outfit.  The gold bracelets are from Wrist Soiree and I wrote about them already (see them close up below).  Love the blingy gold bracelets.  Those chains around my neck, I’ve had for years.  The tassel one is from the old Premier jewelry line.  Remember them? They were a home jewelry business years ago and I had lots of their jewelry at one time.  The black and gold chain I don’t remember where I got it, but I have had it a long time.  I’m glad I saved the gold jewelry, it’s been fun wearing it all over again.  I don’t mind mixing jewelry, however, and often mix gold and silver. Most of my rings are silver these days and I love chunky rings and big fashion watches.

Another outfit I wore was the same black Calvin Klein pants, tucked into my flat boots.  I wore a light gray Ann Taylor long sleeve top that I found at Goodwill for $5.  I do love finding things at Goodwill occasionally.  You can find some bargains and nearly new clothes if you look. The long black sweater is one I picked up from TJ Maxx and is a good piece for layering.

I layered my gray and black scarf and added my shell jewelry.

Here’s another way I wore the booties, casual look with jeans.  These are Berlin by Rock and Republic skinny jeans from Kohls.

Cody is checking out the fashion show inside the door.

I copied the younger gals on this one and didn’t wear socks or tights. You can find socks that hide if you want to wear them under your booties for comfort.  I’ve seen some girls wearing thicker socks and letting them peek out too between the booties and the jeans, so that is something to experiment with and you can find a look and feel that you like.  Most of the girls I’ve seen wearing booties also turn up their jeans like this in a little cuff and I liked that look too.

This longer cable sweater is a Ralph Lauren from TJ Maxx too.  I find a lot of good basic pieces at TJ Maxx that I have added to my wardrobe over the years.  The faux leopard fur vest was passed on to me from my sister.  She gives me things she no longer wears, so I have a few things from her closet too. I’ve enjoyed this vest a lot.  It’s fun to wear during the winter months and is toasty warm.

My fave trio of bracelets to stack, the blingy stone and link tassel bracelet are from Wrist Soiree (had a giveaway with her awhile back), and the black and gold bangle bracelet is from C Wonder, which I’ll share more clothes from them later.

I layered my gold bracelets again with the gold necklaces and this is a boyfriend watch that I got from the flash sale Facebook jewelry site, Everyday Icing.  If you sign up for their emails, you’ll get notice of all their sales and they have some good things.  These are 2 pair of gold earrings I’ve recently added to my collection.  The rings are from Saks Fifth Ave. outlet and the lower pair from the Country Living fair.  I do not spend a fortune on my jewelry, but love a variety of chunky jewelry.

I like the longer sweater and it covers enough with these jeans.  I definitely would not wear this sweater and vest with skin tight leggings though.  I always wear longer tops with leggings.

As you can see, I’m definitely a jeans wearing girl.  I have always loved jeans and they can be dressed up or down by what you put with them.

This is my 2nd pair of booties I recently got and these are a khaki suede from American Eagle Outfitters.  I opted to wear socks with these and had a pair in my drawer that match these perfectly. They are a sweater sock and the same color as the booties.  I sort of scrunched them under my jeans. These are the same Kohl’s skinny jeans from above. I just ordered another pair of these jeans in a bootcut.  I love my cowboy boots too with bootcut jeans.  I’ll show you those later on.

Excuse these pics, they are not the best since I did them with my tripod and timer.  It’s hard to focus on something and then jump in the picture.

The booties up close. They have tassel zippers on each side of the boot and they are comfortable too.

This sweater is from TJ Maxx too and I’d love to find more like this one.  It’s fairly long, but also longer in the back than the front.  It’s a Calvin Klein brand.  I added a pretty scarf that I found at Steinmart, in black, khaki and cream.  That chunky brown leather cuff bracelet, I bought from my friend, Lucy who has an online jewelry store, Lucy’s Inspired, selling her vintage treasure collection that she makes herself.  Love her things!

Here’s another look at the booties with my socks peeking out.  I’m really like this look and the socks are great for chilly weather.

So, that’s a look at how I’m wearing my new booties and a few ideas on putting things together.

Have you tried any booties yet?  I’ve got 2 pair of them, so I’ll show you more ways that I’m wearing them later.  I’m really enjoying adding them to my wardrobe and they make me feel very stylish.  No reason why we over-50 ladies can’t wear the booties too!

By the way, since I’ll be doing lots more fashion posts this year, I added a new Category at the top for Fashion, Beauty and Fitness, so anytime you want to see all the Fashion posts, click the Categories menu at the top and click on it! 

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