Just One Thing: A Buckle-y Pair of Boots Tops Fall’s Must-Shop List

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Lila Moss shows off the array of gunmetal buckles, rings, and grommets adorning these kicks. Dior blouse and skirt; Dior boutiques. Miu Miu boots (worn throughout); miumiu​.com. Fashion Editor: Tabitha Simmons.
Photographed by Sean Thomas, Vogue, October 2022.

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Each year, a pair of boots ranks high among the top autumnal trends. This is, in many ways, a given, but what’s not is what kind of boots are trending. For fall 2022, it’s a pair of buckle-y boots—much like the pair Lila Moss wears from Miu Miu in a spread photographed for our October issue. 

Replete with a low and practical stacked leather heel, these hardware-heavy boots—which can easily be slipped on and off—were made for stomping the English countryside, as Moss shows us, in everything from Chanel tweeds to Burberry checks. Shop those, along with some of our other favorite buckle-laden boots, below.

The Miu Miu Must-Haves

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Miu Miu leather biker boots

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Miu Miu leather knee-high boots

Ways to Wear Them

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Full look; miumiu.com. Photographed by Sean Thomas, Vogue, October 2022

Theme and Variations

A full Miu Miu look—peekaboo lacy dress, bra top, briefs, belt, socks, and choker—transmits the runway to the country while the boots add a bit of local practicality. 

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Miu Miu metallic lace maxi dress

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Miu Miu Wander leather mini bag

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Miu Miu leather choker with crystals

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Miu Miu

satin panty

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Full look; maxmara.com. Photographed by Sean Thomas, Vogue, October 2022

Seeing Red

When all eyes are on your shoes, go the monochromatic route elsewhere—a principle Moss demonstrates brilliantly in a Max Mara puffer skirt, knitted turtleneck, and sweater.

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Max Mara Carmine pullover sweater

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Max Mara Leandro turtleneck sweater

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Max Mara Kim quilted miniskirt

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Full look; us.burberry.com. Photographed by Sean Thomas, Vogue, October 2022

Checks and Balances

While an off-kilter Burberry skirt pairs perfectly with the Miu Miu boots, the glitzy Burberry sweater on top creates a sublime contrast.

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Burberry embellished jumper

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Burberry Zoe mini skirt

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Chloé coat. Erdem dress. Dior shirt. Chanel socks. Photographed by Sean Thomas, Vogue, October 2022

Spark Contrasts

Here, Moss takes a glittering Erdem gown with art deco flair and pairs it with a long, teddy-like shearling coat by Chloé. The dressy dress gets grounded by the cozy coat and stompy boots.

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Chloé lamb shearling and leather jacket

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Erdem Eberta high-low midi-dress

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Etro jacket; etro.com. Dress by Molly Goddard; mollygoddard.com. Photographed by Sean Thomas, Vogue, October 2022

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Full look; Chanel boutiques. Photographed by Sean Thomas, Vogue, October 2022

In this story: hair, Ryan Mitchell; makeup, Lisa Houghton. 

More Buckle Boots

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Givenchy elegant ankle boots

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Alexander McQueen leather buckle boots

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Tory Burch buckle boots

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Saint Laurent leather ankle boots

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Prada leather boots

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Vince Camuto Frishea combat boots

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Chloé Mallory ankle boots

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Gucci black buckle boots