Wearing boots and booties with skinny jeans is super cute in the fall. After reading the post How Long Should Skinny Jeans Be? Reader Julia emailed to ask for advice on how to wear different types of boots and booties with skinny jeans. Julia, I’m glad you asked, because I’ve certainly been thinking about this topic a lot lately! 🙂 It’s October and we have our annual family pictures coming up. The photoshoot will be at a tree farm in Snohomish and I think it would look cute if the whole family was in boots. My husband wasn’t too keen on wearing his black rubber boots, but I think I convinced him it would look good. Anyway… Boots and booties with skinny jeans! I’ve been people watching and reading online articles and have come up with a few pointers. Here goes:
- Tall boots pair best with a skinny jean. This is because a skinny jean fits tight around the knee and there’s no extra fabric to pool around the top of the boot. You need a skinny pant or jean to get that smooth sleek profile that comes with wearing a tall boot. Before I got skinny jeans, I tried rolling my bootcut jeans at the ankle and stuffing them into tall socks, but the jeans were just too sloppy on top to wear with tall boots. Learn from my mistake, and pair your tall boots with skinny jeans or pants for the best fall look.
- Booties are super cute with skinny jeans. However, you do have to be careful. Jeans should hit at your ankle bone or be rolled up to the ankle bone UNLESS the bootie hits above the ankle bone. Then you need the jean hem to hit just above the bootie. You need to see a sliver of skin between the jeans and booties when you walk or sit. Wear a short sock with booties that you can’t see. Get a good pair of short athletic socks that won’t fall down and drive you crazy. If this has ever happened to you, you know what I mean.
- Watch the contrast between jean and boot color – you don’t want too much contrast. If you’re looking for a classic and slimming look, you can’t go wrong with black on black. If you want to wear a gray or tan boot or bootie, go for a lighter wash jean. A dark brown or black boot or bootie is going to look best with a darker wash jean (medium blue or darker). Keep the contrast to a minimum for the best look this fall.
And there you have it! 3 tips for wearing boots and booties with skinny jeans this fall.
