<p>Okay Cc shoppers-
what shoes would you recommend for winter in the midwest. D walks a lot on campus and wears running shoes during the day. She is used to wearing flip flops all year. She is looking for shoes to wear with jeans for when she goes out in the evening. Any ideas?</p>
<p>My D lives in UGG boots during the winter. They have little support, just like flip flops. Do any girls in the midwest dress up when they go out in the evening?</p>
<p>Winter boots.</p>
<p>Winter boots…ha ha ha. My kids grew up in New England and NEVER wore winter boots in high school. </p>
<p>My daughter got Uggs when she went to college in CA where it NEVER snowed. Go figure.</p>
<p>I would suggest your daughter ask around at her college and then order from Zappos or some other online vendor…or go to a store. That way SHE will know she is doing what the other girls are doing…if that matters to her.</p>
<p>At S’s midwest schools, the girls have many pairs of shoes. They all boil down to only two models though–flip-flops or Uggs.</p>
<p>Uggs are great, but most are not water-proof (fine for snow, but not for heavy rain)</p>
<p>My D would not be caught dead in Uggs… not that she isn’t brand conscious in other ways (there was the North Face fleece she HAD to have for Christmas last year…). Partly because she says they make her feet hot. But even then, she won’t even consider them.</p>
<p>Two years ago before she started college we did an exhausting search for a pair of shoes she could wear around campus in slushy/snowy weather that were not actually boots. She ended up with a pair of Clarks (can’t find the photo online, but she would make a beeline for the Clark store at the Mall of America if these wore out, they still carry some similar items). We sprayed them with silicon, and have done so every year since. She is currently wearing them in a Scandinavian country while studying abroad, and they are great.</p>
<p>She does have some leather boots for wearing with jeans, too. Also treated prior to wearing, but I don’t think she wears them when it is snowy (salt damages the leather).</p>
<p>First you get the Ugg or knock off type boot.</p>
<p>Then, the waterproof, but cute and maybe a little heel type boot.</p>
<p>Then, the flat, slouchy but not waterproof boot.</p>
<p>Then, the high heeled, not-practical-at-all type boot.</p>
<p>Finally, oh yeah, but something not slippery on the bottom and good for snow/slush. :)</p>
<p>Ok, actually, my daughter did get a winter boot good for snow, but cute. But she also wore fleecy-lined mocassins for days when it wasn’t actually wet outside, but cold. </p>
<p>Tennis shoes will still be useful on many days as well.</p>
<p>Wow, nobody else needs the waterproof hiking style boot ? Or maybe that’s just assumed to be needed.</p>
<p>My D thought they were too clunky (she is tall, wears a size 10, so that might be one reason why she didn’t want those). That is why we had such a long search for what ended up to be the Clarks. They are a sturdy shoe with a non-stick sole, and can be waterproofed.</p>
<p>Girls here alternate between uggs and rubber rain boots with fleece liners-- mostly uggs. I have a pair of the waterproof hiking style boots, which I bought after years of refusing to wear anything but high tops all year round when I decided I needed to stop being impractical. I wear a size ten and they are very clunky, I don’t wear them anywhere but to class or to the park. If I were going out I’d find some kind of a leather boot and stick to the sidewalks.</p>
<p>I personally would not purchase anything that cannot be easily wiped clean. Dirty slush and mud are issues, but worst of all is the salt from the streets that cakes to your shoes (and can ruin them.)</p>
<p>The preppy look is coming back in style. You might see if she’d be willing to wear Sporto Duck shoes. I wore mine forever, and they are really waterproof and comfy.</p>
<p>She has Uggs and Costco knock off uggs. For most days she is planning on the tennis shoes. She wants something for when she goes out at night to dinner. She belongs to a group and they usually go somewhere for dinner on sat night. She wore sandals this Sat and she said her feet were freezing.
Someone mentioned soles. What sort of sole would you want on a cute, casual type of boot. She is not the high heeled boot sort. She is in Indiana so she has been told to expect ice but not a ton of snow.</p>
<p>She just told me she doesn’t want high boots. She wants something that she doesn’t have to tuck her jeans in. More like a short boot.</p>
<p>Just tell her to put on her favorite jeans/pants that she would wear out on a Saturday night and then head to a local shoe store or even Kohl’s or something - there are LOADS of types of boots - and this year I have noticed lots of the lower boots that are kind of slouchy - exactly, she should just try to find something not slippery (too smooth) on the bottom. </p>
<p>My D will still wear her flats with dressy jeans as much as she is able even in the winter.</p>
<p>Try Merrills (sp?) they have really good soles and arches and you can find some in the discount stores, though they are expensive. So maybe not real cute but really comfortable. I use a slip on version that is ankle high, but there are higher ones. .</p>
<p>I just got a pair of Merrells off of Ebay for running out in the backyard when it is wet. Love them, they are so comfortable!</p>
<p>Keene’s - some are totally waterproof, and they are so comfortable and have wonderful treads…</p>