In the last few months, Londoners have invested heavily in puffer coats, shearling jackets and ribbed-knit dresses, but the one item you can guarantee you’ll see stomping around the streets of the Big Smoke are chunky Chelsea boots. Apparently, when the temperatures drop, we all reach for the same thing—pull-on ankle boots with a flatform or heavy tread sole that wouldn’t look out of place on a hike. They are comfort-meets-cool, all-in-one easy shoes.
The famous and ubiquitous Ganni chunky boots ran so that others could walk. Now, thanks to more releases of The Row’s Zipped 1 Boots, Bottega Veneta’s Lug Boots, and Prada’s Monolith Boots, Londoners are ditching laces and stiletto heels for something a little more stylish, and the answer is a comfy sole and chunky silhouette worn with everything from pretty dresses to leather leggings. Plus, it’s the coolest way to update the “blazer + tee + jeans” uniform we lived in all summer. (Just add an oversized shearling jacket.)
So for the ideal finishing touch to your next autumnal outfit, keep scrolling to shop the best chunky Chelsea boots on the market now and see how London’s finest are wearing them.
