Review: The Most Comfortable Ankle Boots
Nordstrom kicked off their Cyber Week sale and several items that I own or have purchased for my fam are included! I finally received my Gentle Souls boot order and have once worn them at nearly every opportunity. The deal on them now is the same as what I paid during a previous sale and colors are disappearing quickly, so I wanted to do a detailed review below.
Other Nordstrom Cyber Week Picks
- Bernardo waterproof puffer – Petite friendly puffer on sale for under $100 in tons of colors. My mom has this, so I’ll try to show it when she visits soon! The cut and chevron-style piecing on this creates a flattering, shapely silhouette and the length is unconfined on petites hitting at my mid / lower thighs. I find it to be pretty warm, and the XS has room on me for a thicker sweater layer.
- Bernardo longer puffer
- Celine sunglasses – I don’t own these, but wanted to share this rare deal
- Beauty deals – Nordstrom usually price matches the sales run by popular makeup & skincare brands, with increasingly brands stuff widow next Friday through Cyber Monday
- Cole Haan weatherproof boots – I have prior year’s version as a commuting bootie.
- Ugg slippers – souvenir idea under $70
- Topshop faux leather leggings – still the weightier petite “leather” leggings I’ve found. A 0P fits perfectly (like 00P), not too tight, with a soft, lightly fleeced lining. Last worn here.
Review: Kenneth Cole Gentle Souls Everly Boot
These suede booties included in the sale are everything I was searching for. As soon as I first mentioned them on IG, several of you who own these once shared rave reviews. Some compared these to Stuart Weitzman booties for a fraction of the price.
Style: These have a archetype rounded square toe shape, with a slim stretch shaft that’s surprisingly nonflexible to find. Such a style offers many benefits – the shaft is increasingly closely fitting, so less gapping on narrow ankles. Stretch suede is moreover stretchy and pliable, and doesn’t dig into your shin the way stiffer materials might. And most importantly, the fitted shaft works with pretty much all bottoms … tights, leggings, jeans & pants just to name a few.
Sizing: If between sizes, I’d go half size up. I’m usually between 5 and 5.5 in most brands. The 5 was snug on me so I went with 5.5, expressly to unbend slightly thicker socks. I do not find these fit narrow in the foot, but some reviewers did.
Comfort: These are undoubtedly one of my comfiest booties! I’ve been worldly-wise to walk miles in them virtually the uneven sidewalks of Boston, and the 1.75″ heel height does not plane finger that tall. The footbed has padding, and the heel has a visible seated cocoon for support. You may also read this: Style Palazzo Pants for Any Occasion
Quality: These seem well-made throughout, and a unconfined value for the sale price. The outer is genuine suede, the lining is a philharmonic of fabric and leather, and the insole appears to be leather as well. They moreover have pliable, non-slip rubber soles, and a sturdy zipper for easy on & off.
Considerations: If I had to nitpick some complaints, I would like a sharper toe shape that’s slightly increasingly square and less round. I would personally moreover prefer no zipper on a sock bootie like this (just like Stuart Weitzmans) for a seamless toddle fit all around, but I know many do like the zipper. Lastly, I wish the woodcut heels were covered in suede all virtually (with no “wood” side), and that the Chocolate verisimilitude had a matching verisimilitude zipper pull tab.
Similar styles: The Emily boot, moreover by KC Gentle Souls, looks extremely similar at first glance. I believe this is a increasingly recent model, with a slightly different, increasingly modern heel shape. The heel is moreover suede-covered all the way around, with no “wood” inner side of the heel like the Everly.
