Today I want to talk about SHOES!
I'm Sheila and this is Chic and Confident a channel for women over 50 who want to dress
well with ease. For the best style tips hit the subscribe button and ring the bell
and you'll be notified every Tuesday when I upload a new video. So what shoes do you really need to
complete your outfits? There are so many different styles of shoes that you could own that you could
have a closet that is totally full of shoes - and maybe you do. If you love shoes like I do
you probably do have a lot of them but for those of you who don't want to have too many shoes but
you want to have the right ones stay tuned. First consider your lifestyle and the clothes
you wear - that will determine what shoes you'll need. So if you wear a lot of dresses and skirts
you'll need more pumps, if you wear a lot of jeans, you'll need more boots and sneakers.
Let's talk about pumps. Pumps are best to wear with dresses and skirts because they
have a low vamp and a low vamp makes your leg look longer. The vamp is the front part of your shoe,
so if it's high, it is covering more of your foot, making your leg look shorter.
If it's low it covers less of your, foot making your leg look longer.
Pumps are great for dresses and skirts. Shoes with straps are also considered a high vamp because
it shortens the distance of the leg so your leg looks shorter and if you notice from this picture
there is a shorter distance between the end of the skirt and the shoe with the strap than it
is from the other shoe. So when you wear shoes with straps you're still shortening your leg.
Pattern shoes are great to create interest in your wardrobe. Match them with solid colours.
When you match prints with prints, unless you're really good at it it will cause a clash,
so as you see in this picture the skirt is plaid the shoes are a print, and the two prints don't
go together. So don't wear anything like this if you're wearing a plaid skirt always wear
a plain solid colour shoe and if you're wearing patterned shoes wear a solid colour skirt or pant.
The best height for pumps is two and a quarter inches, with that height you can walk more easily.
If you wear a pump that's too high it throws you off balance and you will probably look like
you're hopping along and that kind of ruins your whole look. Pumps that are really high are best if
you're just going to sit and you're not going to do anything. When it comes to the colour of your
pumps and you don't want to buy too many, choose one in your hair colour. If you have black hair,
black pumps if your hair is more brownish, wear brown and if you're blonde, get nude colour pumps.
For jeans wear short boots if it's fall or winter and for summer you can wear slip-on shoes or
sandals. Long boots are best for cold climates, so if you don't live in a cold climate you probably
don't need a pair of long boots only if you want it as a fashion item. If you are in a cold climate
long boots are best worn with dresses or skirts. Short boots with a dress or skirt doesn't look
quite as good. If your lifestyle is very casual you can buy more casual sneakers so you can have
running shoes and you can have casual sneakers that go with jeans or casual pants. When it comes
to formal events it's better to have a pair of sandals that kind of stay in style so you can
have them for a while.Something that doesn't have a really square toe or a pointy toe, somewhere in
the middle so they will stay in style longer. If you really want to have fun with shoes get them
in different colours and different patterns and have fun incorporating them into your wardrobe.
Thanks for watching and if you've enjoyed this video give it a thumbs up and Keep on Styling.