Kim Kardashian, a model on the Louis Vuitton catwalk and Alexa Chung in boots. Photograph: Getty & Rex Cutaway flats + midi-with-a-split = biker boots with a flash of flesh
Stylist Estelle Pigault in a Boohoo skirt and Balenciaga boots. Photograph: Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images
Ankle boots + a silver of ankle + skinny jeans = Alexa-style insouciance
Alexa Chung attends the Marc By Marc Jacobs fashion show during New York Fashion Week. Photograph: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images
Knee-high boots + an A-line mini-skirt = 1960s groove
The Louis Vuitton autumn winter show in Paris in March 2014. Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImage
Hiking boots + thigh-length coats = functional lumberjack chic
A model walks the runway at the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show during New York Fashion Week. Photograph: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Kick flares + block-heeled ankle boots = Studio 54 revisited
A model on the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2015 catwalk in October 2014. Photograph: PIXELFORMULA/SIPA/REX/PIXELFORMULA/SIPA/REX
Over-the-knee boots + midi pencil skirt = covered-up like a Kardashian
Kim Kardashian in Paris. Photograph: ANTOINE CAU/SIPA/REX/ANTOINE CAU/SIPA/REX