# I need bootie advice **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731 "2008-12-04T20:19:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/1 "2008-12-04T20:19:19Z")
My wife has had a pair of booties - soft-fabric boots, slipper-like soles, about 1/4 way up the calf - like, forever, and now they’re falling apart. She wants a new pair as a birthday/Hanukkah present, but I have no idea where to find them, or if I found them, whether it’s a quality brand or not. Can anyone suggest a store(or website)/brand to me? ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/2 "2008-12-04T20:21:09Z")
[Zappos.com](http://Zappos.com)? They have a huge selection and their customer service is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/3 "2008-12-04T23:44:27Z")
Are [these](http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=52288&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&parentCategory=503081&feat=503081-tn&cat4=503005) from LL Bean what you’re thinking of? They’re a very reliable company. I actually own [these](http://www.landsend.com/pp/FleeceBootieSlippers~112076_-1.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::CHH&CM_MERCH=IDX_00002__0000000211&origin=index) from Land’s End, which are similar, and love them. Very toasty. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/4 "2008-12-04T23:54:50Z")
Why did I think this thread had nothing to do with shoes??? ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/5 "2008-12-05T00:20:46Z")
Zsofia, those look perfect. Thanks, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/6 "2008-12-05T00:30:29Z")
> [@dolphinboy](#): > > Why did I think this thread had nothing to do with shoes??? Gotta love the deceiving thread titles. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/7 "2008-12-05T00:58:15Z")
OMG! I was horrified when I saw leg warmers reappear in stores this year. (You kids - get your own damn fads! And stay off my lawn, too!) I was even more horrified when I briefly considered buying them, because leg warmers do a dandy job of…well…keeping one’s legs, especially the ankles, warm. But, thanks to **Zsofia,** I can have warm ankles without stooping to leg warmers! YAY! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/8 "2008-12-05T00:59:19Z")
They’re awesome - warm and toasty, yet sturdily-soled enough to go out and get the dog in. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/9 "2008-12-16T17:35:05Z")
Zsofia, I’ve got a question for you about those Land’s End ones - the picture you linked to has the boot-tops folded down, to ankle-height. Is it sewn that way, or can it be folded back up to cover the calf as well? ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/10 "2008-12-16T17:49:16Z")
So, you want more bootie? That, my friend, is something we have in common. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/11 "2008-12-16T17:58:30Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > OMG! I was horrified when I saw leg warmers reappear in stores this year. (You kids - get your own damn fads! And stay off my lawn, too!) I was even more horrified when I briefly considered buying them, because leg warmers do a dandy job of…well…keeping one’s legs, especially the ankles, warm. My friend’s 14 year old daughter has asked me to knit her a pair of leg warmers for her birthday ( which was in November.) I told her “only if you cut your Tshirt so it hangs on your shoulders in a seductive fashion and become a welder by day and stripper by night.” For some reason she didn’t get the reference. Get off mah lawn! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/12 "2008-12-16T18:06:13Z")
Look to the [Acorns](http://www.onlineshoes.com/landing.asp?type=brand&brandid=109&gen=w) if you need help with a bootie. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/13 "2008-12-16T18:48:01Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Zsofia, I’ve got a question for you about those Land’s End ones - the picture you linked to has the boot-tops folded down, to ankle-height. Is it sewn that way, or can it be folded back up to cover the calf as well? No, you can fold them down or up. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-bootie-advice/475731/14 "2008-12-16T23:49:16Z")
Perfect, thanks - that’s what I’m getting, then.