Which Boots Are Suitable for the Office in 2023?

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professional woman walks on the city street; wears black patent leather knee-high boots and a camel wool coat

Which boots are suitable for the office in 2023? Have the rules changed for conservative offices and casual business offices? Buckles, cork heels, knurled soles, harness straps and more… let’s discuss.

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Old Rule: Only Simple, Classic Boots for the Office

The old rule was that for a conservative office, the boot should be as close to flat leather as possible. Simple! Not a talking point! In years past, we talked about how to best avoid any of the following items for a very conservative office:

Decorative buckles and harness-type straps, whether on the toes, on the boots or on the tops of the boots

Decorative detailing, embroidery or patchwork pieces in the same color/fabric or different color/fabric

Shoes with a sloping front, such as a cowboy boot (sometimes called a “curvy topline”)

Shoes with heels that are different color from the rest of the boot, for example black suede boots with brown wooden heel, red rubber heel on black boots, cork heels, etc. these blonde bootsdraws attention.

Knee-high boots — YES, REALLY!! I still laugh when I remember a conversation I had with a friend from law studies while I was taking BarBri classes – for God’s sake, she had a ring on her tongue! – he claimed that only sex workers wear knee-high boots here. This was actually a thing back then—Condoleeza Rice was accused of looking like “dominant womanWhen she wore an all-black outfit with knee-high boots in 2005 and recently 2011 reporters wondered if Michelle Obama’s knee-high boots were appropriate for the Veterans Day ceremony.

Over-the-knee boots – Here’s our latest discussion OTK bots for work… I really wonder where most people fall into these for work and other conservative settings in 2023! At my youngest son’s First Communion last year, I wore tan OTK boots at all costs (worn with a knee-length black dress), but it was a very small class.