Summer Boots

[luckyme]

I read this article in the New York Times and it sparked a thread idea for Summer Boots. they are everywhere, including my closet B), and for all of us that refuse to give up wearing boots year round they're so many beauties to choose from.

the article:

[FONT=&quot]By KARIN NELSON[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Published: June 24, 2009 [/FONT]


Boots With Summer in Their Step

LIKE so many shoe shops this season, Edon Manor in TriBeCa is chockablock with boots: ankle-high, predominantly open-toe, in a range of materials from leather and suede to silk and lace. Davinia Wang, an owner of the boutique, calls them “summer boots,” and even as the temperature rose, they remained among the shop’s best sellers. “For women in the city, boots are a staple,” she said. “It’s hard to imagine living without them, so it’s no surprise that they’ve been making their way into the warmer seasons.”
This season, however, the summer boot has emerged as the must-have shoe, spotted not just on the runways of coveted labels like Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Haider Ackermann and Ann Demeulemeester, but all over town, at all types of affairs, and worn with short cocktail dresses. In the June issue of Vogue, they even appeared on bridesmaids.

“There are certain women who are just over wearing dresses with delicate shoes,” said the designer Alexander Wang, who dressed the model Lara Stone (right, with Mr. Wang) in such an outfit for last month’s Costume Institute gala. “They enjoy the irony of pairing something heavy with something short and sexy.”

Ms. Stone, it ought to be noted, was not alone in her look. A surprising number of stylish women, including Vanessa Traina, Dree Hemingway, Lauren Santo Domingo and Natasha Poly, showed up at that black-tie event in traffic-stopping minidresses, worn with stiletto boots. “I think women have evolved in a way that they are past the days of having to feel super-feminine to be sexy,” Mr. Wang added. “They’re much more confident these days in playing with different proportions and references.”

For Ms. Santo Domingo, who wore a sequined body-con dress with buckled black boots (both from Phi), it’s simply a matter of comfort. “When wearing something really short, one needs something heavy to make a look feel more grounded,” she said. And anything that makes a sequined mini feel more grounded, goes.

two of my favorites

Rick Owens mummies thanks to princessimp
Ann Demeulemeester - brownsfashion.com

 

[emma peel]

ah, the ann demeulemeester lace-ups, *envy*
i like those best, the ones in the times were often open toe boots, which I've always been skeptical of as a bit too fashionista

 

[luckyme]

these are nice too. i find myself wearing more skirts and dresses this summer because i have summer boots to wear with them. i just like the look.

monamoore.com:
ma+
haider ackerman

shopworthwhile.com:
ndc footwear

 

[luluposh]

^ I love those three! I'm surprised there isn't much interest in NDC on here, I have the tall version of those boots and I was tempted by that pair ^ for the summer. So versatile!

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

I am so over those Ann D's... they're so common now..

 

[luckyme]

doesnt mean they aren't good. they have legs...she is getting so popular now it is a bit of a nuisance but the whole saturation overload is a downer. each season brings a new onslaught of oversaturation, especially in footwear...at least we are talking about summer boots and not jeweled or studded whatever.

up here in new england they are a rare bird.

 

[emma peel]

i am in love with the ann dems, but i do agree that they got so hyped it's a little tough on them.

also, i bike everywhere, so i'm realistic about my 4" heel purchases. my balenciaga 5" gladiator wedges don't get much play... and they're very like the ann dem lace-ups.

summer boots get sweaty.

 

[chaneladdict]

^ Ick i know. The worst is trying to take them off when they're sweaty.

 

[fashionfille]

i often take out my brown riding boots to wear with a floral little dress, or my gray suede booties to wear with all black and a ton of jewelry. boots are my favorite! why shouldn't they be seen in all seasons?!

 

[m.j.]

i saw the most amazing summerish boots in zara, but they sold out by the time i decided to buy them

 

[pucci_mama]

I am so over those Ann D's... they're so common now..

So you would stop wearing your favorite items just because they became popular?

Surely you should be confident enough in your own style that you know that you will not wear them like most people.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

^ No, I would not have bought them in the first place, tbh...
I don't want to look like everyone else, so while they are nice, the sheer factor that I will more
than likely see them on every other girl is a complete turn-off...
I like my pieces to be special... not over-saturated..
But it is a nice shoe... there is no denying it..

 

[PrincessImp.]

Thanks for starting this thread lucky!
I have noticed too that I am wearing more "sandal-boots" this summer rather than just sandals and they help to lend a bit of gravitas to my rolled-up pants or skirts for the office.
The fact that designers have made boots part of their S/S collections have no doubt added to the push.

As for the Ann D lace up boots, yes they are popular, especially among the fashion forums and blogs.
But to be honest, I have yet to see anyone else wearing them IRL..to paraphrase Lucky, the Ann D's are a rare bird in OC too.

 

[Milada]

The Ann D's are not my thing anyway. I just don't think they have any place in my style. The Rick Owens are a little better. But those Haider Ackerman's are quite lovely. I'd have to play around with them to work them into my wardrobe, but they catch my eye. I've been wondering about boots in the summer because in exactly 2 weeks, I will make the switch back to my native hemisphere (up north) where it will be summer and I feel like I should therefore, wear my black boots as much as possible while I still can.

Also, this caught my eye and made me snicker a bit:

Davinia Wang, an owner of the boutique, calls them “summer boots.”

I don't know if you need to own a boutique to dream up that name or if a name such as that implies being coined and merits quotation marks. It's quite literal actually.

 

[Jungla_Juana]

great thread!
adding the gorgeous Surface 2 Air buckle "boots"...

oakwilliamsburg.blogspot.com

freudiankicks.com

I am considering getting them but I need to know if they are comfy... as in all-day shoes... does anyone here have them?

 

[La bordélique]

^ beautiful! they sort of remind me of these boots by chloë sevigny for opening ceremony.

creaturesofcomfort.us

 

[timemachinedream]

I love summer boots! I really want a pair of flat ankle boots for summer to go with dresses.

kind of like these but less weird looking

from sterlingleather.com

 

[PinkPrincess113]

sweet life by dolce vita.
urbanoutfitters.com

 

[luckyme]

timemachinedream, not weird at all, love em.

jj, i have the surface to air and i can vouch for comfort level. awesome summer boot that has legs for many seasons to come. not to be an enabler but get them if you can find them.

 

[Jungla_Juana]

thank you lucky! I am falling more and more for them do you have the suede? I was thinking about getting them in leather...