Pump the Brakes on Booties—Kate Hudson Knows the Better Fall Shoe Trend to Pair With Dresses

With Coachella, Glastonbury, Outside Lands, Stagecoach, and Lollapalooza, music fans have had a ton of opportunities to see their favorite artists perform live this year. While these were all highly publicized events, there was one recent under-the-radar revelry you might not have known about: Up in the Sky Music Festival, which was held in Aspen, Colorado. As someone who's not very in-the-know when it comes to music, I only heard about this event through Kate Hudson.
Hudson surprised the crowd by coming onstage during Role Model's song "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out." For her appearance, Hudson wore the exact outfit combo I'm dying to wear this fall—a long slip dress with knee-high suede boots. In my opinion, ankle boots with ultra-short shafts feel dated. Plus, I think it looks awkward when you leave some skin exposed between the bottom of your dress and the top of your boots, so knee-high boots solve that problem. Scroll down to see Kate Hudson's dance session and shop similar boots.
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Erin got her start as aBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.
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