For grownups a refined bootie or shoe bootie -especially in black and worn with black matte tights-always looks sleek and hip. It's good to choose a style with a little edge to nudge your clean lined pencil skirt or pants into Fall's tough chic mood. Done right, this little shoe is an instant 'Look Changer'. Open toed booties are as useful as wearing a negligee in a hailstorm. They don't work much after September anywhere but LA or Miami. Nothing your stylist hates more than the look-destroying combination of sheer or sheer patterned stockings with a bootie ( except perhaps bare legs and 'mature' knees in a too short length). Go with a no-see through opaque like Wolford's Matte Opaque 80 style. They are a whopping $52  but treat them lovingly with hand washing and line drying and they'll wear like iron. Find them at Wolford boutiques nationallly. Spanx has introduced Reversible Tight-End Tights $34 made of reversible matte yarns so that you can wear them two ways. The color range is great for tonal bootie and opaque combos. They also have an extended top to keep your various parts in place. spanx.com