The Playful Reinvention of the Ankle Boot

Although ankle boots have never ranked high on my list, I am joining the rest of the world in falling softly in love with booties and the updated version of ankle boots that have taken to the streets and runways in droves. The real charmers are those that sneak low in the front and rise around the ankles and heel.

The reason they have one up on ankle boots is that they do not chop one’s leg off prematurely. The dip in the front allows for a flash of skin that elongates the leg. They are sexy and lovely, refined and witty. They are playful and ambitious, reminding me of dusky afternoons playing dress up in vintage clothing with my college roommates. Although traditional ankle boots are still on the market, I vote that these new ones make a marked improvement.


Those that survived the evolution of the ankle boot but are without the dip in the front are still way hotter than their predecessors. Showing up all over the world on various lovely badasses such as Gwyneth and Heidi are these cunning Christian Louboutin Loubout Ankle Boots. Check them out on Jenny McCarthy, they are low enough to bare just a bit more leg, while still being completely gorgeous and autumnal.


Case in point: I call your attention to this picture of Karolina Kurkova and Georgina Chapman which features Karolina in taller, more traditional ankle boots and Georgina in Louboutin’s updated version. Now, whose legs are actually longer? Karolina’s, of course. But whose legs look longer? That would be Georgina. I rest my case.