5 Major 2025 Boot Trends I’m Buying Into Now

Anyone else particularly excited to dress for a new year? A new slate of 2025 boot trends is hitting the runways and the streets—and truly, there’s something for everyone. In the months ahead, it’s the little details that will make the biggest impact: Just the right slouch, eye-catching hardware, and trendy jeans to pair with it all will make all the difference.

While booties aren’t going away—you’ll find plenty of them, including combat boots, in our edit—taller silhouettes are enjoying the limelight in the form of relaxed boots and equestrian-inspired pairs. As far as colors, neutrals and earth tones are fair game—but like all the trendiest pieces of the moment, animal prints are especially chic this winter. Ready to revamp your footwear rotation? These are all the key 2025 boot trends to try right now, according to our style editors.

Glamour’s 2025 boot trends wish list

• The Slouchy Boots: Free People Kiki Kitten Heel Boots, $248
• The Leopard Booties: Aerosoles Edith Ankle Boots, $99 $66
• The Faux-Croc Beauties: Steve Madden Lander Boots, $130
• The Moto Boots: Maguire Lucca Boots, $380
• The Designer Pair: Gucci Slim Horsebit Boots, $2,500
• The Sock Booties: Everlane Glove Boots, $150
• The Combat Boots: Sam Edelman Elliot Boots, $180 $125

1. Slouchy silhouettes

After a fall and winter season dominated by more rigid riding boots, we’re in for a more relaxed spring ahead. Fashion-month guests allowed their leather boots to slump, lending their outfits a lived-in, laid-back air. Meanwhile, models on JW Anderson’s spring runway wore faux-slouch boots—booties designed to look like taller pairs that had fallen over time. Take a load off with these pairs, which either scrunch organically or come with intentional folds.

2. Animal prints

Leopard! Snakeskin! Zebra! Animal prints are already one of 2025’s hottest fashion trends, so of course they’re also coming for our footwear. Ganni and Valentino showed eye-catching knee-high boots on their spring-summer runways, and our editors have noticed countless croc-embossed pairs on the streets of New York. These picks will instantly elevate so-so outfits into truly inspired looks—with zero extra effort required on your part.

3. Boots with hardware

While moto boots have been near the top of the pyramid for a minute now, they’re starting to share space with more minimalist pairs—but the big equalizer is metal embellishment. Whether you’re more drawn to slim straps, equestrian buckles, or Western-inspired harnesses, many of this year’s best boots use hardware to add some additional intrigue to any ensemble. Try wearing a matching leather jacket and a feminine skirt for some serious high-low street cred. (And match your jewelry to the tone of the metal to really tie everything together.)

4. Tucked ankle boots

There’s been much fanfare recently about ankle boots being “out”—but that’s only a piece of the story. While short-shaft booties have been fading for a few years now, the silhouette is more popular than ever as a layering piece with skirts, culottes, and especially denim. Like the stylish women above, all you need to make your favorite pair of ankle boots pop is a great pair of straight-leg or flared jeans that kiss the vamp just so. With a white button-down and a trench coat in tow, you’ll nail the effortlessly chic Parisian uniform. Easy!

5. Utilitarian boots

Ever since Fendi showed its collaboration with Red Wing—an American heritage boot-maker—for spring, our editors have been obsessed with work boots of all stripes. Fashion month’s most stylish guests were clearly in the same state of mind; lace-up combat boots, tall moccasins, and lug-sole booties helped insiders stomp around each city comfortably. (Even your most comfortable heels can’t keep up.) Take a cue from the styling above and resist the urge to wear jeans; go with a miniskirt and tights now, then swap in micro-shorts when the weather warms up.