Everyone Is Asking Me for Boot Recommendations—These 21 Black Friday Deals Are Where I'd Start
Spotted at Madewell, Anthropologie, Mango, and more.
Just this week alone, a co-worker (Samantha Holender, MC’s senior beauty editor) and a close childhood friend (Heather, attached at the hip since the last day of second grade) asked me for boot recommendations. I told them both the same thing: I have many—but hang tight until I finish my round-up of the best boots on sale for Black Friday. And now, that day has finally come. Sam, Heather, and everyone else who wants to shop the top boot trends without obliterating your entire Q4 budget—this one is for you.
Ahead, you’ll find an assortment of boots from my favorite, most trusted brands and retailers, all marked down in honor of the American Olympics of shopping. That includes chocolate brown booties and suede knee-highs at Anthropologie and Nordstrom, as well as classic black boots from Madewell that look just like the ones that walked down Louis Vuitton and Gabriela Hearst’s Winter 2026 runways (trust me, I would know—I’ve spent the past month combing through the designer collections and researching the season’s most popular shoe trends).
Without further ado, welcome to my round-up of the best deals on boots for Black Friday 2025 so far. Bookmark this list and circle back for updates, as we’ll be updating this page as more sales go live throughout the week.
I'm a sucker for a color-pop shoe. These merlot-colored Madewell booties, 40 percent off with the code "LETSGO" at checkout, would be a great contrast against an all-black outfit.
With a funky, big block heel and elongated sole, these black AllSaints booties embody the fashion philosophy of 'basic but not boring'. Thanks to Nordstrom's Black Friday sale, they're also 30 percent discounted.
Oh, how I adore a suede boot. Similar to the effect of a suede handbag, boots made of supple leather have a vibe that says, 'I'm elegant and shop out of your tax bracket'—even if that's not entirely true.
Ditto from the above about these Sam Edelman suede booties. With dark-wash baggy-ish jeans and a plush cashmere sweater or oversized blazer, I can see these becoming a neutral anchor in my closet.
These square-toe, knee-high black boots on a not-too-high block heel caught me eye on first scroll. They're a great wear-with-anything boot, from an A-line sweater dress to a trendy pencil skirt. Just don't forget to use the code LETSGO for 40 percent off.
Of all of Winter 2026's color trends, chocolate brown is the one I keep coming back to. My mouth is watering at these smooth leather boots from Mansur Gavriel, a brand lauded by fashion editors and in-the-fashion-know celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Katie Holmes.
Olive green is another color trend that's captured my mental and closet real estate. Franco Sarto does the natural color justice with these Chelsea-style booties, which I'd wear with a smart black trouser and white button-down.
I'm all in on the boho fashion comeback—so, naturally, I added these silver harness moto boots from Anthropologie, which are over 50 percent off, to my cart.
In case you haven't yet picked up on it, suede boots are a front-running shoe trend of the season, one I clearly can't get enough of. Forty percent off with the code LETSGO, Madewell's Iris bootie has a slightly Western-inspired slanted heel and Chelsea-style panel that adds even more personality.
Form-to-the-foot, glove shoes were all over the Winter 2026 collections. I've been itching to try the trend, and these lace-up Mango boots are a perfect entry point.
It's been a banner year for buckles. We saw them all over bags, but they found peak success on footwear. Case in point: these four-buckled tan suede booties by Alohas, which are currently over 50 percent off at Anthropologie.
With a sharply pointed toe, a stretch panel for an easy pull-on and comfort, and $79 price tag, I'm finding these Nordstrom Chelsea boots to be irresistible.
Shoe brand Margaux is a fan favorite in the fashion community. Seeing that it's best-selling Uptown boot is currently marked down stopped me mid-scroll.
Some would say these maximalist leopard-print boots aren't wearable for everyday. To those people, I would say expand your fashion horizons! With a neutral brown trouser and or a jet black sweater dress, these Schutz booties are the perfect punch-up of flair.
I'm a simple woman; I see a shoe with a quirky, architectural-shaped heel and feel a compulsion to buy. These curved-heel boots from Everlane are no exception.
The same above note applies to these undeniably chic croc-effect Mango booties.. Remember to use the code EARLY30 for 30 off.
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Emma Childs is the fashion features editor at Marie Claire, where she explores the intersection of style and human interest storytelling. She covers viral, zeitgeist-y moments—like TikTok's "Olsen Tuck" and Substack's "Shirt Sandwiches"—and has written hundreds of runway-researched trend reports. Above all, Emma enjoys connecting with real people about style, from picking a designer's brain to speaking with athlete stylists, politicians, and C-suite executives.
Emma previously wrote for The Zoe Report, Editorialist, Elite Daily, and Bustle and studied Fashion Studies and New Media at Fordham University Lincoln Center. When Emma isn't writing about niche fashion discourse on the internet, you'll find her stalking eBay for designer vintage, doing hot yoga, and "psspsspssp"-ing at bodega cats.