Flip-flops, espadrilles, or strap sandals probably come to mind when you hear the term summer footwear. Again, fashion has its curveball. Vogue says chunky boots, yes, the kind you would think about wearing with fall layering or winter edge, are walking into summer as the most surprising staple this summer. Thanks to the likes of street style starlets and off-duty models in Copenhagen and Paris, it turns out it is an unexpectedly suitable combination.
Why Chunky Boots in Summer Work
On the one hand, it may seem an utterly impractical idea to wear boots during the hot season, but this fashion can hardly be judged based on conventionally reasonable considerations and needs. Thick boots tone down airy summer styles, giving weight to airy dresses, sheer materials, and bespoke shorts. The visual contrast gives that nonchalant look of “styled, yet not overstylized” vibe coveted by fashion insiders.
The ascendency of boots even in warmer weather also addresses a bigger change in fashion, seasonless dressing. Customers are seeking items they could wear on a year-round basis, and chunky boots are stylish, yet they are timeless and edgy.
Ways of Wearing Chunky Boots in Summer
Dresses -Wear a very girly slip or flower print dress with big oversized boots to add a surprise element of grunge meets feminine to your outfit. Imagine Kate Moss in the nineties, come the year 2025.
Shorts get an instant kick by pairing them with thick-soled boots, such as bike shorts, denim cutoffs, or even tailored Bermuda shorts. Balance it out with a boxy-shaped blazer or crop-top.
Festival-Ready – Fred Perry Women The bigger alternative in the coming summer festival season to go to the sandals would be to wear a pair of boots, which are solid, functional, and hang in the muddy areas without compromising on fashion.
Monochrome Play-To be slinky minimalist, wear black boots with an all-black summer outfit, or get white boots to stand out among the neutrals.
Fashion Week & Celebrities’ Endorsement
Chunky boots are flooding the runways as well as real life. Other celebrities, such as Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid, and K-pop musicians, are seen sporting breezy looks on the battlefield, which further establishes their cool-girl image. During the last fashion seasons, these were worn by influencers with sheer clothes, micro skirts, balloon pants, which is evidence that this fashion footwear is not as limited as its massiveness may seem.
The Takeaway
Forget the idea that boots only work in the colder months, though, this summer. Boots with a chunky heel are the Mane of the year in transitional, taking you day-night, casual/edgy, summer, fall. They can now dress up in denim shorts, flowy dresses, or even swimwear cover-ups and dismantle the rules about seasonal footwear.
Yeah–men may often have light flip-flops, but there is heat in chunky boots.
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