Giddy-up: Fashion Week Isn't Over, but We Can Already Call This *The* Next Big Trend

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There are still a few more days to go yet—then three more weeks overseas—but ladies and gentlemen, we've got an early Fashion Week winner: cowboy boots, set to become the only shoe that matters. Ahead, 10 examples that might spur you into action (I'm laughing way too hard, sorry).

<p>From R13, we've got a nod to a particular subculture that wears Monster-branded trucker hats and plaid shirts <span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>not for the irony, but utility. (Even if in this instance, that plaid shirt has been tied into a skirt.) </p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Shop similar: Durango, $119</em></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT: <a href="http://www.zappos.com/p/durango-rd4105-wild-red/product/7855650/color/238796" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">zappos.com</a>.</strong></p>

Red Boot

From R13, we've got a nod to a particular subculture that wears Monster-branded trucker hats and plaid shirts not for the irony, but utility. (Even if in this instance, that plaid shirt has been tied into a skirt.)

Shop similar: Durango, $119

BUY IT: zappos.com.

Red Boot

When the street style is already next-season.

Red Boot

And at Calvin Klein, the cowboy boot's normalizing power. Here, with a rubbery dress, they bring Raf Simons' American horror story down to earth.

Shop similar: Calvin Klein, $1,295

BUY IT: barneys.com.

Red Boot

Note the red shoe against the pink bag—big color combo for spring, you heard it here first.

<p>But that's not all! To show the versatility of the cowboy boot in non-close-to-its-intended usages, here they are topping (or bottoming, lol) off a series of looks from party-ready designer Cinq à Sept. See how they take down the fanciness of a marabou jacket? Clever.</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Shop similar: Marc Jacobs, $284</em></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.stylebop.com/en-us/women/georgia-leather-cowboy-boots-247695.html" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">stylebop.com</a>.</strong></p>

White Boot

But that's not all! To show the versatility of the cowboy boot in non-close-to-its-intended usages, here they are topping (or bottoming, lol) off a series of looks from party-ready designer Cinq à Sept. See how they take down the fanciness of a marabou jacket? Clever.

Shop similar: Marc Jacobs, $284

BUY IT: stylebop.com.

<p>Especially into them with a gown, but if we're being honest, we're much more likely to copy the left-most look—where the boots replace sneakers in a slip dress/T-shirt pairing—for a more unexpected finish.</p>

White Boot

Especially into them with a gown, but if we're being honest, we're much more likely to copy the left-most look—where the boots replace sneakers in a slip dress/T-shirt pairing—for a more unexpected finish.

<p>Denim on denim, white on white—but broken up with a shoe that's not Adidas or a straightforward ankle boot. (<a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g4070/best-white-boots/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">Though those are still going strong</a>.)</p>

White Boot

Denim on denim, white on white—but broken up with a shoe that's not Adidas or a straightforward ankle boot. (Though those are still going strong.)

White Boot

Saloon madame who could shot you between the eyes at fifty paces with a sawed-off rifle in a great way.

<p>Most bloggers and fashion people who've worn versions of this puff-sleeve Regina Pyo dress have done so with ladylike heels, but not Jan Quammie. How cool is she? (Also, another mega color moment with Tamu McPherson's minty green.) </p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Shop similar: Valentino, $695</em></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.therealreal.com/products/men/shoes/boots/valentino-leather-cowboy-boots?source=igodigital" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">therealreal.com</a>.</strong></p>

Black Boot

Most bloggers and fashion people who've worn versions of this puff-sleeve Regina Pyo dress have done so with ladylike heels, but not Jan Quammie. How cool is she? (Also, another mega color moment with Tamu McPherson's minty green.)

Shop similar: Valentino, $695

BUY IT: therealreal.com.

<p>And if it's got Veronika Heilbrunner's stamp of approval—being that she's sold us on Timberlands and legit running shoes with dresses—we're once again very here for this.</p>

Black Boot

And if it's got Veronika Heilbrunner's stamp of approval—being that she's sold us on Timberlands and legit running shoes with dresses—we're once again very here for this.