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In the mini version, the trendiest ankle boots of the early millennium are back

Give me three words, actually three fashion items: velvet suits, goggles and ugly boots. And it is immediately uniform of the early 2000s. By now there is no doubt that, having drawn from 90 to more than I can in recent seasons, the next decade of sartorial reference, despite everything, will be the not exactly elegant 00 years. back to the future reported in the VIP walk-in closets l’athleisure stile Juicy Couture e i sunglasses most loved by Paris Hilton & Co. about two decades ago, the confirmation comes from the first weeks of 2021.

Because if influencers of the caliber of Chiara and Valentina Ferragni, popstar come Dua Lipa and Selena Gomez and top like Emily Ratajkowski, Irina Shayk e Kendall Jenner they are wearing suede ankle boots most seen at the turn of the millennium, it is not a coincidence but a it shoes.

Of course the pandemic has accelerated the spread of this very comfortable trend return, so much so that Vogue Usa recently labeled UGG (the brand synonymous with ankle boots comfy) as the supermodel shoe in lockdown, as spotted completing the look streetwear from London to New York, from Los Angeles to Milan. The brand, founded in the late 1970s by a Californian surfer, has also seen substantial sales increases, as well as increased interest from the younger range. Moreover, the designers gave these boots the blessing highlighting them as absolutely essential accessories.

Molly Goddard has collaborated with the Californian brand creating versions platform classic boots in bright shades (save the date: will be on sale from spring) while Telfar Clemens has created a restyling in shearling of his famous Bushwick Birkin bag waiting for his version of the ugly boots.

The suede ankle boots, however, underwent an update in 2021: objects of desire winter edition, eyed at the feet of celebs, instagrammed and coveted, have shrunk and now they go in a mini version, that is to the ankle. So much so that since October the TikTokers have started sharing tutorials on how to recycle the old calf models, cutting the fabric along the seams.

Perhaps a little more discreet than those that depopulated at the beginning of the millennium, definitely more flattering for the silhouette considering that they do not optically break the legs, as far as possible. Because, let’s face it, Emrata doesn’t look very good either, but that’s exactly their beauty: when something is bad for everyone, it’s good for everyone. So let’s take notes from the American model who wore her Classic Mini (the trendiest version) in camel with a leather blazer and neon hoodie. Kendall Jenner e Joan Smalls they sported them in combo to garments sporty. Irina Shayk instead, she opted for a shocking pink pair outdoor (also chosen by the American model Jasmine Tookes), chestnut classics indoor, underlining the power of these shoes at the time of Covid-19, on everyone’s feet not only from morning to evening, but from home to street, and viceversa.

The ancient controversy about whether they were actually outdoor or indoor shoes is, in short, now obsoleteto. 2021 is officially the year of ugly boots, albeit in a “reduced” version. Don’t panic, then, if you haven’t kept your 2007 shoes and the shoe cabinet is still orphaned of a pair of boots. The good news is that you can now buy them on sale.

In the gallery, we have selected, in addition to the UGG, ankle boots from 10 to 1000 euros, for all budgets. Warning: when worn with fake fur and maxi sunglasses, regardless of whether they are good or bad, the paparazzi star effect is instantaneous.

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