I Just Found the Coolest Chunky Boots to Invest in This Winter
If there's one item of clothing I wear the most during the winter months, it would have to be flat boots. Unlike my ever-growing jacket collection, I find that I tend to stick to one perfect pair, which I then go on to wear until they're literally falling apart at the seams. Yet for some reason, up until 2020, it's always been such a struggle to find a style which ticks all the boxes: I need them to be comfy, hard-wearing, not extortionately expensive and, of course, stylish.
However, thanks to Bottega Veneta, chunky boots have been flourishing over the last 12 months, and it's gone from being a niche shoe offering to something that is available in a variety of iterations from both high street and designer brands. There's so much to choose from: You've got the "extra" Chelsea boots, which typically come with dramatic calf-grazing height, classic lace-ups for those craving an '80s punk vibe, and of course, there's the "don't mess with me" XXL variety, inspired by Prada's viral Beatle boots.
These statement-making (yet no less practical) styles are your cold-weather answer to 2020's Velcro sandals (aka they're an easy way to give any outfit an edge). Throw some on with a floral dress and watch it become instantly more interesting, or elevate your fave jeans-and white-T-shirt pairing with a high-impact buckled pair. Scroll down to see and shop the best chunky-boot styles to invest in this winter.
Elevate your fave jeans and knitwear pairing with a chunky zip-up style.
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Joy Montgomery is a London-based fashion writer and shopping expert. She held the role of Shopping Editor atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK from 2018 to 2022, producing content that centered around worthwhile fashion buys, with a specialism in uncovering unique, indepdent brands and celebrating the joys of secondhand and vintage discoveries. Joy has sinced moved on to become the Shopping Editor at British Vogue.
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