A popular shoe again this season is the ankle boot. I've always liked these booties but it seems my budget gets spent on heels for full boots because you can wear those with anything. That said, there are some do's and dont's with ankle boots. Let's look at a few celebrities for examples:
DO wear ankle boots with jeans or slacks: Jeans and ankle books go together like red wine and dark chocolate. Here, Hilary Duff sports patent leather ankle boots with jeans. Too bad her bag was not black like her shoes... otherwise it's a good look.
DO wear ankle boots with leggings: Well done, Ashlee! Ms. Simpson pairs her black ankle boots with black leggings and creates and long, lean look.
DO wear ankle boots with a casual dress: I found this great shot of Hayden Panettiere on The Clotheshorse where you'll find another great story on ankle boots. Hayden's look is classic here. The green shade of the dress is amazing. The length of the dress is perfect with the boots and avoids the stumpy look often seen with short hemlines and these shoes.
DO NOT wear ankle boots with an evening gown: The combination of an cocktail dress or evening gown with ankle boots is odd. The boots look like they do not belong, as seen on Mischa Barton.
DO NOT wear ankle boots with shorts: Why Ashlee, why? This is not a winning look for Ashlee Simpson (circa 2006). I don't understand why girls pair ankle boots with shorts -- it looks mismatched and tacky. They also make have a tendency to make legs look short (although not the case with Ashlee here).
