Hiking Boots – Fashionable Ramblers This Winter

Yes you read the title right, designer hiking boots are in fashion this winter as the whole ‘outdoor’ look expands further this year. Last winter saw fashion forward brands and retailers dip their toes into the world of outdoor clothing, with quilted jackets, gilets, padded outerwear and boots appearing on bestselling lists for a variety of online retailers, with the high street suffering slightly due to the bad weather and limited transport in certain areas. Anyone who pays attention to their fashion has seen this theme coming for quite some time now, and will have been prepared with their beige chinos, chunky knitwear, macs, bodywarmers and hiking boots. A couple of articles back I reviewed the new Ralph Lauren shoes and attached some pictures of the boots with rolled up jeans and the above clothing in a couple of alternatives showing the way to dress this season is quickly hitting screens of blogs and forums around the UK and Europe.

Hiking boots are going to be huge for the brands this winter with Timberland, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Native, Marshall Artist, H by Hudson and Red Wing to name but a few all producing brown, tan and black boots with varying soles and quality leather uppers. Prices will vary depending on the brand, or what you’re looking for, but in short the hiking boot will be an affordable footwear addition to your shoe rack this winter, and if cared for properly will still be in fashion next year and able to be worn with the trend next year. In the recent GQ magazine the hiking boot was featured in its fashion shoot pages and looked really well alongside some beautiful chinos and jeans, thick knitted jumpers, scarves and hats, and not forgetting the winter coats and autumn macs. This winter is going to be an amazing trend, with some really tonal brown, green and khaki colours used for the clothing and footwear. Sadly its time to retire the espadrilles to the confines of your cupboard for next summer and start getting your boots and wellies sorted, with the wellies being featured here soon…