This Ankle Boot Trend Is Going to Be Everywhere in 6 Months
Hold up—before you put away your ankle boots for good as we embark into the season of strappy sandals, mules, and lightweight sneakers, I want to bring your attention to a new ankle boot trend that was so prominent in the F/W 19 collections, I simply couldn't wait the full six months to reveal it. In my recent coverage of the biggest fall 2019 shoe trends, I called out the new boot trend to know—"storm stompers"—and today, I'm going to give you a closer look.
As an editor, some of the heaviest-hitting trends are the ones I notice without having to go back and analyze show after show and scroll through my thousands of kind-of-blurry iPhone photos of the runway and market appointments. Instead, these trends are the ones I notice right off the bat due to their ingenuity and positioning. This season, one of those trends was heavy rubber-soled ankle boots.
These are different than platforms and certainly different than your run-of-the-mill block heels. Instead, this particular ankle boot trend is defined by it's large and chunky textured rubber sole. This detailing is found on boot styles ranging from Chelsea to combat, but it's the lower half that is setting the tone for this particular sartorial statement.
Currently, as this is a trend that won't really show up until fall 2019, there is limited product available, meaning it's time to start counting down the days to next season because if there's one thing the runways, market appointments, and Instagram have proved to me, it's that this ankle boot trend will be everywhere in just six months time, you'll see.
On the runway:
This dominating shoe trend was hard to miss on the fall 2019 runways thanks to the large-and-in-charge rubbery soles. We saw cult-favorite designers like Burberry and Alexander McQueen slip their models' feet into these storm stompers as they accompanied everything from flouncy dresses to skirt suits.
In the market:
Post fashion month, us editors take to the streets once again for market previews where we get an up-close and personal look at the fall 2019 collections. After seeing these boots pop up in almost identical form at more than one appointment, I knew this trend was one we needed to document as officially bubbling ASAP.
On Instagram:
Even Instagram's most beloved accounts and influencers have already started wearing the trend, and although the detailing of the heavy rubber isn't identical, it's the vibe that counts, ultimately giving us further proof that this ankle boot trend is one that will take off.
In your cart:
As we touched on before, since this is a fall 2019 trend, there are currently very limited products available that fit within the trend. Some of you might want to wait until those exact Ganni boots are available in six months, but others of you definitely want a similar version right now, which is what the selection of ankle boots ahead is for.
Lauren Eggertsen is currently the editorial director ofBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing and has worked at the company for over eight years, where she started as an associate editor and has since worked her way up. Lauren has over 10 years of experience in the fashion editorial space, starting her career with internships at Marc Jacobs, Marie Claire, and The Zoe Report, where she was later hired as their editorial assistant. Lauren has worked in the Los Angeles and New YorkBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing offices but currently calls L.A. home. It is here where she leads and managesBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing 's fashion team and oversees all day-to-day editorial content and large tentpole moments. This includes all of the runway, trend, and shopping-driven content that ultimately helps to build a strong brand reputation within the industry. Lauren's role also includes helping to set the fashion direction for all original photo shoots and often styles many of the celebrity cover shoots, including big names like Kaia Gerber, Normani, and Kristen Stewart.
She has also attended multiple fashion weeks, including New York, London, Milan, and Paris, where her personal style has been featured on sites such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Elle. She prides herself on discovering and supporting small brands and on her knack for a good vintage shopping find. When she isn't working, she enjoys researching and dining at reputable restaurants around both her neighborhood and the globe.
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