With just a few weeks left in summer (yes, it’s almost over unfortunately), many people are using this time to prepare their wardrobe for the upcoming fall and winter seasons. This means putting up the shorts and taking out the jeans. There’s no better choice of pants for the fall and winter seasons than denim. You can dress them up for semi-formal occasions, dress them down for casual, everyday occasions, or find a happy medium somewhere in between.
Rather than wearing your everyday tennis shoes with your jeans, you should consider pairing them with boots. Ask any fashionista and she’ll agree: jeans and boots are made for each other. A pair of stylish boots will enhance the look of denim by adding a fun new element to the person’s outfit. But boots will also keep your feet warm and comfortable, which is particularly important as we head further into the year.
Unfortunately, though, many people don’t know how to wear boots with jeans. They assume that any style of jeans will go with any style of boots, creating a messy appearance that does their outfit no justice. If you want to look fashionable (hint: you do!), there are a few things to keep in mind when wearing jeans and boots together.
First and foremost, pay close attention to the cut of your jeans. We’ve talked about this before on the MakeYourOwnJeans.com blog, but it’s worth mentioning again that jeans are available in dozens of different “cuts,” each of which has its own unique characteristics. If you intend to wear boots with your jeans, it’s recommended that you choose the boot cut style. Different companies tend to make their “boot cut” jeans in different ways, but most feature a wider opening around the ankles, which allows the top of jeans to fit over the boots.
Why should you wear boot cut jeans with boots? With most styles and cuts of jeans, the opening at the ankle isn’t wide enough to fit over boots. So attempting to wear them will result in the bottom of your jeans bunching up, which doesn’t exactly look appealing. Boot cut jeans solve this problem with their wide ankle opening, creating a clean, uniform appearance.
But this doesn’t necessarily mean that boot cut is the only type of jeans you can wear with boots. On the contrary, there are several others that work as well. Feel free to experiment with different jeans and different boots to see what works.
