My number 1 trick this fall to add a little style, quirk, and edge to my outfit? Ankle booties. Think you can’t wear them? I bet you can.

Minnetonkas, Heel with Leather Wrap, Rust Biker, Black Suede, Brown Studded, Brown Wrapped, Western Flats

This post from Merrick White on Babble shows great ways to pair booties with real life outfits!

Some of my favorite ways to wear booties:

With tights!

With cuffed boyfriend jeans!

With skinnies and quirky socks!

With rad leggings!

Now, some of my best advice. This is advice that I’d tell my sister (if I had one) or my best friend (and I have)…if you want to wear ankle booties…just do it.

You’re probably going to feel silly. You don’t. You’re probably going to feel like they make your legs look fat. They don’t.

They are stylish and if you feel awesome enough to wear them? Then…then, you are stylish. If you want, buy a cheap $30 from Target just to try them out. Or, buy a cheap and cozy pair from Minnetonka (I wear a size 6 in women’s, but can get away with a size 4 in kids! Cheaper!). Worse comes to worse and you can pass them off to a friend. But, I think you’ll love how easy they are to throw on and how quickly they add a quirky edge to your outfit.