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Everyone at Fashion Week Is Trying to Get Their Hands On a Pair of Sorels

Perhaps it’s the slushy gray snow or the mountains of frozen ice that refuse to melt, but for the first time in years the fashion industry is finally embracing a practical approach when it comes to winter dressing.
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Jo No Fui coat, Tess Giberson dress, Karl Lagerfeld bag, Y-3 bootsPhotographed by Phil Oh

Perhaps it’s the slushy gray snow or the mountains of frozen ice that refuse to melt, but for the first time in years the fashion industry is finally embracing a practical approach when it comes to winter dressing. And while there’s no shortage of style this Fashion Week, the surprise must-have of the season has been the sturdy Sorel snow boot. Beloved by editors for its ability to navigate the trickiest of puddles and keep you grounded on the slippery sidewalks, Sorels have been popping up all over the street-style circuit. Could we perhaps be to blame for the full-blown winter boot shortage New York is currently suffering from?

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Photo: (clockwise from top left) Courtesy of mytheresa.com; Courtesy of shoescribe.com; Courtesy of mytheresa.com; Courtesy of Sorel

Clockwise from top left:
Sorel 1964 Pac 2 leather and rubber boots, $198, mytheresa.com; Sorel rain cold weather boots, $140, shoescribe.com; Sorel 1964 Pac 2 leather and rubber boots, $198, mytheresa.com; Sorel Joan of Arctic boots, $150, sorel.com