How To-The-Knee Boots Became The Most Versatile Shoe Of The Season
Not quite thigh-high, not quite mid-calf; to-the-knee boots prove the ultimate trans-seasonal shoe
Kendall’s wearing them. So is Hailey. Even arch-nemesis Selena Gomez donned a pair. Meet, or perhaps re-meet, to-the-knee boots; a kind of knee-hovering high boot which doesn’t make it all the way to your thighs nor sit at unflattering calf-length, rather finishes just below the knee with sartorial glee.
A Hollywood favourite, to-the-knee boots have been the go-to boot of Spring, with a slew of celebrities opting for a pair and proving the style’s infinite versatility. Kendall Jenner has been the biggest proponent of the trend, wearing hers with everything from skimpy cardigans-come-micro-dresses to flirty flip dresses.
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 19: Kendall Jenner seen out and about in Manhattan on June 19, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Kendall Jenner is seen on September 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by BG021/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Kendall seen leaving a NYFW event in Brooklyn on September 9, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 28: Selena Gomez is seen in Tribeca on October 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
But perhaps the best example was the streets of Paris Fashion Week, where the most stylish championed variations of to-the-knee boots. There was Eva Chen’s lilac-hued snake boot, Brittany Xavier’s classic black patent pair, or the metallic gold croc pair both Ki Eunse and Linda Tol wore to the Chanel show.
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Ki Eunse, wearing a cream decorated jacket, Chanel bag and gold boots, is seen outside the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on October 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: A guest, wearing a white shirt, black leather mini dress, black boots and black bag, is seen outside the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on October 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Brittany Xavier, wearing a black blouse, black decorated cardigan, black leather shorts, black Miu miu bag and black boots, is seen outside the Miu Miu show during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on October 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Linda Tol, wearing a decorated jumper, black leather shorts and gold boots, is seen outside the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on October 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Sarah Ellen, wearing a yellow blazer with matching skirt and black and white boots, is seen outside the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on October 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Eva Chen, wearing a purple sweater, purple skirt and snake print boots, is seen outside the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 on October 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 01: Leonie Hanne wears earrings, a necklace, a white long sleeves hi-neck blouse with grey swan and mermaids print, brown Prince of Wales shorts, a blue Miu miu bag, black suede knee-high boots with golden glittering end and heels, outside Miu Miu, during Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020, on October 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
Dramatic – but not thigh-high, Pretty Woman-provocative dramatic – the to-the-knee boot presents itself as the perfect somewhere-in-the-middle option which works with just about anything. Be it with an mannish oversized blazer for a little gender-bending seduction or tucked into jeans for a cool-girl spin, it’s the ultimate trans-seasonal boot for both day and night.
Our pick? Stuart Weitzman’s Milla 60 Boot. With soft stretch shade and a sturdy yet sleek block heel, its style possibilities are seemingly endless.
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