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Give Me All The Booties<\/h2>\n

Something about booties for spring and summer seems entirely fresh. Booties have been a staple of my wardrobe for the last several years. Every fall, I pick up a few new pairs just about the time, my feet get cold without socks and I want to take a break from the bi-weekly pedicures. But this year, I feel like my booties can come with me into the summer.<\/p>\n

Honestly, I am not sure why I didn’t think of it before. Booties add an edge to your summer staples of shorts and dresses that exactly fits my style. Plus, from a practicality standpoint, they are far more comfortable than most sandals! Floss sandals are having a major moment right now but all I see are blisters with such tiny straps. I love the Teva style sandals right now and my favorite are these Dr. Marten’s<\/a>.\u00a0 But, in general, I have a rocky relationship with most my sandals.<\/p>\n

My other summer shoe staple is sneakers. Who am I kidding? Sneakers are my year round go to. I rounded up my favorites under $150 in this post<\/a>.\u00a0 But, even this sneaker addict likes to mix it up every now and again. Actually, the idea for booties in summer came to me first last year on our trip to Italy because Italy is June is just plain hot. I brought my most comfortable sandals and sneakers. Ok! Maybe not my “most” comfortable because honestly, I wanted to be fashionable. But, even my comfortable shoes only worked for a day or two in the heat.<\/p>\n

In fact, on a couple days with especially a lot of walking, I changed my shoes midway through the day. Because comfortable shoes become uncomfortable quickly on hot feet. Booties just seemed like a smart and comfortable choice on city streets. And hello! Booties are pretty darn fashionable.<\/p>\n

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You Can Wear Booties for Summer<\/h2>\n

This summer the trend is going main stream. Booties can be paired with everything this summer from skirts and shorts to dresses and jumpsuits. I know what you’re thinking that booties will make your legs look shorter and they can. The goal is to play with proportions. Wear ankle boots with your shorter or long hemlines. Avoid wearing them with anything midi. Another trick is to wear booties in a light tan or white to avoid the visual break of a darker boot. I definitely think there are ways to wear black booties in summer but for this article you will notice I stuck with white, tan, grey and snake print.<\/p>\n

I personally have been struggling with finding the right snake print dress. You can see one of my favorites styled four ways here<\/a>. I think snake booties are the perfect solution to adding a bit of reptile to your wardrobe without going over the top. I also love a white bootie for summer. There are so many wonderful options from Chelsea style boots to cowboy inspired.<\/p>\n

Summer Outfit Inspiration with Booties<\/h2>\n