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On the catwalks, the boot is in all its states! And one thing’s for sure fashion houses and designers are constantly revisiting them. This season, more than ever, they are drawing on the codes of the past to design models infused with retro accents. The famous flat boots of the ’60s can be found at Courrèges the tight fitting boots of the ’70s at the Toteme show, or the santiags revisited and corrected in the eye of Acne Studios. Here’s a look back at the key styles for this autumn.
Gone are the perched high heels to which Nicolas Di Felice has accustomed us, and the girls walked the catwalk of his latest show in flat-soled boots with undeniably ’60s accents.
These boots were the rage of the 1970s. Coloured in acid hues ranging from orange and yellow to lilac and apple green, and featuring a square heel, skin-tight boots are now worn in a minimalist, monochrome fashion, with a micro heel.
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Sexy, provocative and bold, thigh-high boots were the rage in the 1980s, popularised by Madonna and Grace Jones. In 2025, they can be worn glistening with micro-dresses, as on the catwalk of the Stella McCartney
A single detail that changes the whole silhouette square-toed boots were seen on catwalks all over the world this season. The most memorable are those from the Mugler spring-summer 2026 show, where they played the card of second skin and ’90s signature minimalism.
The Western aesthetic is In! And Acne Studios understands this well many of the models at the last show wore santiags that came up high on their legs, like thigh-high boots.
