Move Over, Stilettos: Why Boots Are the Freshest Evening Footwear Option

Made for walking more than few blocks before you trade them for McDonald's bags.

By Chelsea Peng

Jun 15, 2017

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For the very fanciest events one might attend in a lifetime, it is still best to suck it up and smile through the pain of five-inch heels. But for those less crucial dressy nights on which looking cool outweighs decorum? That's where the evening boot comes in. Here, nine reasons a pair of boots should be your newest plus-one on the cocktail-party circuit.

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1 Brit Marling

Monochromatic = classic, even if it is putty-pink Sies Marjan. Puffy boots with it all, though? Modern.

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2 Adwoa Aboah

Such a cool (Coach) outfit regular pointy-toe pumps would work, but metallic boots dial it up to 11, while contributing to the urban-cowgirl vibe.

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3 Alek Wek

Ballin'-enciaga. The convenient fact about sock boots is that you don't have to worry about hosiery...

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4 Lily Aldridge

<p>Or trousers. (As long as <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g4757/celebrities-wearing-difficult-shoes/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">you've got help tugging them on and off</a>.) </p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT: Balenciaga, <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/884853/Balenciaga/stretch-satin-skinny-pants" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">net-a-porter.com</a>.</strong></p>

Or trousers. (As long as you've got help tugging them on and off.)

BUY IT: Balenciaga, net-a-porter.com.

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5 Millie Bobby Brown

<p>Other young stars might opt for Mary Janes or kitten heels, but not our girl MBB, who went with white cowboy boots (WANT) to go with her Calvin Klein by Appointment sequin shift. That's style. </p>

Other young stars might opt for Mary Janes or kitten heels, but not our girl MBB, who went with white cowboy boots (WANT) to go with her Calvin Klein by Appointment sequin shift. That's style.

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6 Cara Delevingne