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Are White Boots Ever Ok?

whitedocs.jpgWe fell in love with a pair of boots this weekend. They’re vintage, mid-calf, flat, neither round nor pointed toe, and wait for it - they’re white.


White boots are generally terrifying. We spotted a girl wearing them at Whole Foods this morning and we actually recoiled in fear. Her feet looked huge, the heels were spiked and to be really blunt, she looked like she belonged on the street corner.

However, our white boots, (the ones currently hidden behind an uglier pair at Zachary’s Smile just in case we go back for them), are casual, and really cute in their minimalism.

We’d promise not to wear them with black or anything too mod. We’d promise to keep them clean. And we’d promise not to wear them with a sweatshirt, (like the girl at Whole Food’s). In short, we’d promise to do everything possible to wear them without looking cheap.

But does that make it ok?

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posted by fashionursta

Feb 25, 2008 1:32PM

Of course. You should wear what you love, and dress your mood. Life is too short to be unhappy and unsure about how we look. LOVE those white docs in the pic, too.

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 1:33PM

of course it's ok! i have this really adorable pair of white boots, and they look adorable as long as i'm careful with what i'm wearing when i wear them.

get them!

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posted by bighugforfashion

Feb 25, 2008 1:33PM

I have a pair of white boots that are a little bit go-go dancer but just as much equestrian. I don't wear them often as I adhere to the Vow of Cleanliness, but when I do I feel really cool and like a member of fashion society; you know unafraid to take risks in my outfit.

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posted by syako

Feb 25, 2008 1:36PM

being from south louisiana - white boots here equals shrimpin' boots. So if you're planning on catching some shrimp, then go ahead!

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 2:20PM

do wear them with all black!

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 2:28PM

sorry, and please still accept this comment, but those boots are truly repulsive. not even Agyness Deyn would like those (okay, I don't know her personally, I'm kind of guessing) and even she wouldn't pull THOSE off. white boots are okay in VERY VERY VERY RARE circumstances. they have to be REALLY REALLY REALLY CLASSY.

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 2:36PM

haha can u imagine if that girl from whole foods was an avid reader of your sight. and when she got home from buying her hummus and organic yogurt went onto this sight and realized that it was her you were describing. confidence killerrr

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 2:38PM

YES! They are o.k. I've obtained a fab high pair (with high heels) from a fab shoe sales rep.

They would look cheap if they weren't $500 wholesale, but I'm going to rock them with a black t and black leggings.

Anything that is daring, and can't be done by many people is a yes because it will be different. So rock the whites. I'll send you a pic when I've got mine on!

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posted by aizy

Feb 25, 2008 2:52PM

Heidi wore white boots on Project Runway once. It was pretty good.

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 3:58PM

is ok, but only if you're (pardon me) very skinny, and have super long legs. and put the outfit together right. a black miniskirt or skinny jeans and a little jacket does good.

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posted by alicelancaster

Feb 25, 2008 4:02PM

i support your decision. i fell in love with the ones daisy lowe models in the doc martins ad. (they're the same ones, right?)

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 4:02PM

Hey, I kinda dig the whole go go dancer mod thing. You can do it, look cute- just don't over do it with a hat or something.
Are the boots pictured the boots in question? Because if they are, I take back everything I said previously and would ask you to burn them.

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posted by guest

Feb 25, 2008 4:55PM

ummmmmmmmmmmmm NOT WHEN THEY ARE DOC MARTENS

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posted by Rockmantica

Feb 25, 2008 11:41PM

my hot friend has hot white stilettos boots, all worn in.
She looks GREAT in them. Made me want to get white boots.

So I have white cowboy boots. Wear them with all black and I look like the sixth member of the Horrors.

Love white boots. Very hot.

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posted by kopykitten

Feb 26, 2008 3:19AM

So hot. I would wear those exact Doc Martens with like cut off jean short shorts and a wife beater. So LA spring. And not only would I rock them at Whole Foods, but I would also wear them to Trader Joe's. Oh yeah.

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posted by guest

Feb 26, 2008 10:00AM

Hmmm, the white Docs are a provocative choice for the accompanying image. I am the co-owner of the boutique the boots were spotted in, and I can assure you the boots pictured are definitely not the boots in question! We do not carry any vintage Docs- YET! You know how it is....

I must admit the beat up, black 8 eyes that I have hung on to all these years are starting to look pretty good again..... If it weren't for the yellow welt stitching I'd probably be wearing them already. Maybe time to pull out a black Sharpie?

Personally, I did not care for white Docs even when Dr. Martens were the freshest, coolest thing ever. (A loooong, long time ago. Would you say about 15-17 years depending on your geography?). However, to answer the question posed, I definitely think that white boots can be more than OK. They are damn fussy though. Which is why the great vintage pair I have in my closet have never been worn even once!

Thanks, Fashionista for swinging by. Love, love, love you.

Kristi Paras
zachary's smile

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posted by britt

Feb 26, 2008 11:16AM

sorry! i probably should have specified that the boots in the picture aren't the ones i'm lusting after...i'm not quite cool enough to pull off white docs...Kristi - I love your store!!!

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posted by guest

Feb 26, 2008 2:03PM

i personally am going to be so so so sad to retire by black leather flat boots when spring comes (both because it will be a little too hot, and because they won't look that great with the spring dresses i am already planning around) but little white boots? this at least solves one of the problems! i love this idea!

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posted by guest

Feb 26, 2008 2:34PM

Britt, white boots are always ok - chic, even - as long as they're not those hideous flat, pointy-toed '80s version (tacky!). But otherwise, I think white boots can be totally cool, esp. if they're worn as an off-kilter complement to the rest of your look. I love white ankle boots in particular, and Doc Martens on the right person, and Zachary's Smile def. has some killer white boots - I was just in there this weekend.

The Fashion Informer

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posted by guest

Feb 26, 2008 5:52PM

because vice knows everything hip:

http://www.viceland.com/int/v15n2/htdocs/fashion_flash/3.jpg

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posted by guest

Feb 26, 2008 8:20PM

get them, wear them, rock them.

i love white boots

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