“The strongest people are not those that show strength around us, but those that win battles none of us know anything about!”
How many of you out there build your outfit around a pair of shoes? If you’re anything like me approx. 75% of the time the outfit I wear starts with me deciding which of my shoes or boots I want to wear…
As you can imagine, building an outfit around a pair of shoes kind of requires that the shoes are very often unique or at least make a statement (just like the ones in this post). I have always enjoyed finding shoes that are different, funky, unique and most importantly, when I travel I like to buy shoes because very often I won’t see other people wearing them.
So how do you build an outfit around a pair of shoes or boots? A lot of what I do is based on my personal preferences, so it definitely could be different for you, but here are 5 guidelines I follow:
- The shoes or boots that I pick is always dependent on what I will be doing that day. I don’t wear stiletto pumps if I know I will be doing a lot of walking, especially if that walking will be on uneven ground. Conversely, I don’t wear clumpy boots if I know I will be meeting with clients or I want to look a little more polished.
- Once I have picked out the style of type of shoes or boots I want to wear, I decide the entire “look” I’m going for. For example, do I want casual, formal or just every day wear…because a lot of shoes or boots are versatile enough that they can cross function.
- I check the weather, and determine if I need tights, a sweater or pants and build from there. A pair of shoes and boots that is not really bold can be made that way by adding a pair of funky tights or by wearing boots over a pair of bright and colorful leggings or skinny jeans.
- I make sure that the clothes I pick out match the “style” of the shoes. It really stands out, and not in a good way, if you wear a pair of shoes or boots that are not feminine or they are clumpy, but you are wearing a lace or silky dress.
- I finish off the whole look by adding a jacket, cardigan, or accessory that will tie in the whole look. In the summer the cherry on top of my outfit very often comes from jewelry, or even hair accessories, whereas in cooler months I use jackets, coats, layers, or scarves to achieve the look I am going for.
If you are not someone that loves shoes as much as I do, that’s fine, you definitely don’t have to build your whole outfit around a pair of shoes, but it is definitely important to make sure that you are wearing the “right” shoes. One of my pet peeves is when I see an amazing outfit on someone, and they have not paid close enough attention to finishing off the outfit with the shoes. They may be the wrong style, scuffed, or even worse, just dirty. If you take the time to put together an amazing outfit, the shoes should be part of that, not an afterthought as you walk out the door.
I have to admit, all my boys have been trained from a very young age that shoes are very important, and I would hate to have to go and count how many pairs of shoes they each have, because then I would have to confess that I may have created a family of shoe-a-holics LOL!
Fall is a great time to add some amazing boots, booties and casual sneakers to your closet, so enjoy the cooler weather and find your own unique way to express your style!
Here are some of my top Fall shoe picks (click the links below)…
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