The 6 Biggest Autumn/Winter 2021 Shoe Trends

Yes, we know. You spent the last year in your shearling-lined Birkenstocks and, even though you’re slowly emerging from your loungewear chrysalis, you’re not about to pull on some thigh-high metallic boots any time soon, crazy Vogue lady. Want the good news, fashion-interested reader who has clicked on this gallery presumably with a desire to be informed of the key autumn/winter 2021 shoe trends? Cosy, cuddly, shearling-lined shoes are still very much a look for fall.

But it wasn’t all sourdough and Scrabble on the autumn catwalks. There were also some exciting autumn/winter 2021 shoe trends to coax you – well, if not into metallic, skin-tight, Gucci monogrammed boots, then at least into some of the house’s super chic equestrian styles, or perhaps a pair of reissued Tom Ford-era slingbacks. Platforms, Noughties court shoes and sleek knee-high boots proliferated, as designers dared to dream of a lifestyle that might allow one to eat at a snazzy restaurant every now and again. And if that doesn’t come to pass? Rubberised boots, hiking shoes, motorcycle styles and snow shoes will ensure you keep up your daily step count.