Ditch Those Open-Toe Shoes! Fancy Boots Are the Answer to Your Holiday Party Woes

Unless you’re getting door-to-door service, open-toe shoes are pretty much out of the question from October through March. Because let’s face it, no matter how bundled up you are up top, those classic Manolo mules are going to give you cold feet. Plus, frostbite is just never a good look. Thankfully, there is a toasty alternative that is just as chic—if not chicer: Enter the fancy boot.

Now fancy doesn’t have to come at the expense of comfy. Take Santoni’s flat brocade boots, for example. They’re the kind of thing you could dance all night in, without regretting it the morning after. If you’re committed to the idea of pumps, then Tabitha Simmons’s pretty black lace boots might be just the ticket. And at just $69, Charles & Keith’s vintage-inspired boots could become the winter club shoe you end up wearing into the ground. From embellished combat boots to full-on glitter ankle booties, below shop 21 of the prettiest boots to wear out on the town.