Strut Your Stuff! 14 Gorgeous Pairs of Fall Boots
Whether you like them tall or short, buckled or zipped, basic black or ruby red, these glorious shoes will have you stepping out in high style.
Booting Up
Rich brown-leather details elevate black boots (left); cream is an unexpected and fashion-forward choice for the ones on the right. How to wear a pale shoe with confidence? Don't pair it with matching tights—it's too nursey. Go with a bare leg or, if you must cover up, choose cream fishnet stockings.
How to Care for Your Boots
Tips from Joseph Rocco Jr. of Jim's Shoe Repair, NYC:
Spray leather and suede with water-and-stain protector before you wear them for the first time. (Patent can go without.)
Once your leather boots are weatherproofed, shine them up with a shoe cream (Rocco recommends Meltonian) instead of a wax, which may not allow leather to breathe and can cause it to crack.
Have a shoe repair shop add a thin rubber sole to your boots, for traction and an extra layer of protection. (Wear the boots a few times beforehand; a rougher sole helps the new layer adhere better.)
Left: Boots, Bally, $950; 212-751-9082. Dress, DKNY, $595; DKNY.com. Bag, Zac Zac Posen, $495; Amazon.com.
Right: Boots, Gianvito Rossi, $1,020; Barneys.com. Dress, CH Carolina Herrera, $1,045; 212-744-2076. Watch, Anne Klein $65; Zappos.com. Bag, Marc by Marc Jacobs, $548; 212-924-0026. On twins: Jackets, $25 each, onesies, $13 for three, pants, $15 each, and shoes, $13 each, The Children’s Place; ChildrensPlace.com.
Next: How to wear jeans at the office
How to Care for Your Boots
Tips from Joseph Rocco Jr. of Jim's Shoe Repair, NYC:
Spray leather and suede with water-and-stain protector before you wear them for the first time. (Patent can go without.)
Once your leather boots are weatherproofed, shine them up with a shoe cream (Rocco recommends Meltonian) instead of a wax, which may not allow leather to breathe and can cause it to crack.
Have a shoe repair shop add a thin rubber sole to your boots, for traction and an extra layer of protection. (Wear the boots a few times beforehand; a rougher sole helps the new layer adhere better.)
Left: Boots, Bally, $950; 212-751-9082. Dress, DKNY, $595; DKNY.com. Bag, Zac Zac Posen, $495; Amazon.com.
Right: Boots, Gianvito Rossi, $1,020; Barneys.com. Dress, CH Carolina Herrera, $1,045; 212-744-2076. Watch, Anne Klein $65; Zappos.com. Bag, Marc by Marc Jacobs, $548; 212-924-0026. On twins: Jackets, $25 each, onesies, $13 for three, pants, $15 each, and shoes, $13 each, The Children’s Place; ChildrensPlace.com.
Next: How to wear jeans at the office
From the October 2013 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine