Booties are Just Plain Hard to Wear
I love shoes. I love boots. But this invention of the bootie — a boot that comes just above the ankle — is starting to get on my nerves. 
Now, they were at first worn under pants, because who the heck can tell you have on a half-boot under a pair of pants. They give the impression of wearing a boot without the effort. But all of the sudden someone said it was the “in” thing to wear booties with everything. Dresses for goodness sakes. It take a real fashionista to pull that one off. Paris Hilton just doesn’t get the look. 
Here she is in a flowing evening dress, with a horrible black bootie on a backdrop of pasty white legs. That’s got to be Glamour Don’t.
And then there are singers (or at least some who claim to be singers) who try to sport the look and just don’t make the grade. Check out Fergie. I don’t get the point of a black bootie cutting off your legs at the ankle. This is just not an attractive fashion statement. On the other hand, Christina Aguilera does manage to capture the essence of how the bootie was meant to be worn, even though it is with a skirt. The dark stocking make all the difference.
I would think that a super model would be able to pull off this look with the right style. But super model status does not insure fashion sense. Karolina Kurkova not only has a weird pose, but those booties look hideous. I do have to give do no wrong, on the fashion scene at least, Kate Moss does the bootie good. She even makes leggings look good.
Ashanti does a decent job with booties, tucking her skinny leg jeans into the top of hers. But Pam Anderson doesn’t get it. But who is looking at Pam Anderson’s shoes anyway except a woman like me who has nothing better to do than write about shoes…
For all my love of shoes and boots, booties are one trend that’ i’m going to leave alone.
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March 17th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Booties are meant to show off the length of legs with short shorts or mini skirts. If someone does not have the slim legs, it is best not to wear booties.
Booties should not be written off as a fashion statement because as every individual comes in different shape and sizes, shoes like humans as a human product will have different fit for different people. Every shoe calls for a different occasion… it is how the individual pulls it off.
Fashion is just a matter of choice… when it all boils down to it.
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March 17th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
I beg to differ with you on the slim legs comment. I happen to think that a full curvy leg is best served with booties.
And I’m not against booties, you must have seen the picture and comments regarding booties done well
And you are right, fashion is a choice. That’s why we see so much bad fashion.
March 17th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Great read!
Caught my interest due to my recent bootie research.