Slouchy boots haven't been popular since what feels like 2016. Instead, the hot boots of the moment have been simple black tall boots with chunky soles. Their popularity isn't hard to understand, as boots like that give a tough edge to any look nearly instantly. They're one of the quintessential edgy styles that haven't really lost their touch. With Charli XCX's Brat fall seemingly never-ending, tall and stiff black boots with just-tall-enough heels and pointed toes or platform bottoms have become a necessary cool-girl wardrobe staple. But their chokehold on fashion girls seems to be slipping.
That isn't to say tall black boots aren't popular. They're timeless! But slouchy boots are having a bit of a moment again, just in time for all of TikTok to romanticize the twee hipster era where they were at their peak of popularity. Slouchy boots were a cornerstone of the boho-chic look, which Chemena Kamali of Chloé is fully bringing back with her recent runway collections.
Boots with the right amount of slouch that mimic that of a pulled-up sleeve swirling in the perfect way around your elbow are the ideal piece to wear with a more flowy and billowing wardrobe. And so, a pair is needed for this moment in fashion. They're not as edgy as classic tall black platform boots, but there's something undeniably cool about the way they have such a movement to them and can fall any which way around your leg depending on what pants or skirt you're styling them with.
Months ago, when I went to the Charli XCX concert in Brooklyn, I saw a sea of girls in the same kind of boots. And now, there's been a noticeable shift, with suede brown scrunchy boots following me everywhere I go in the city. Personally, I'll be wearing both kinds of boots this winter, and it's nice to have options that feel so different from each other.
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