STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Kelly · Hermes

What shoes with a leather jacket?

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

I see lots of women wearing black motos with black ankle boots. I don't think that looks too leathery. As for knee-high boots, I think it's still okay but might be pushing it if the boots have a rough-n-tumble look to them or motorcycle boot hardware. I also see black motos with sneakers - like Converse, Vans, Vision Street Wear, etc.

Using a different colored boot will give you more leeway.

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XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Let's see your flat boots. I think It depends on the style. I wore my leather moto jacket with my Doc Martens this weekend and I felt like such a punk/poser.

Boots · Gucci

I wear both ankle boots and knee boots with my leather jacket. But I agree, it really depends on the style of your boots. If you're going for a sleek sort of chic, then the boots have to reflect that.

I also have a teal leather purse (cross body) and I wear it with the jacket and boots. I think the key there is to NOT match the bag to the shoes and jacket. All black = too much. If the bag is simple, I promise you, you won't look like Mabel.

Kelly · Hermes

XtinaStyles wrote:
Let's see your flat boots. I think It depends on the style. I wore my leather moto jacket with my Doc Martens this weekend and I felt like such a punk/poser.

My grey boots are these:

My brown boots are similar to these, but a bit lighter in color:

My jacket is very similar to this, but with a snap collar and zipper pockets instead of snap pockets:

Suasoria · Chanel

I don't think most people would think jacket + boots + bag is too much, especially in a season when leather anything is so popular. I do think that you'd want to mix in other textures and colors so it doesn't overwhelm.

I like the ankle boots/booties/shoe boots/shooties/whatever in the last two photos Boots posted.

Kelly · Hermes

Thanks guys! I do have some grey suede booties that I think will work with it (posted in the shopping thread, they turned out grey not brown like the picture), but they're heels so I know I have to have a few flat options, I'm not a heels-every-day girl! It did occur to me that I also have reddish flat ankle boots that I love. I always think of them as my "scooter boots" (because over the Summer I'd only wear them if I was riding) so somehow it didn't even occur to me that I could, you know, wear them regular now.