Everyone's wearing chic riding boots, Next's £58 pair look luxurious for the price, plus 5 more pairs to know

I’ve lost count of the number of chic women I’ve seen striding around town wearing glossy riding-boots dressed up in many stylishly brilliant ways.

Each time I spot someone wearing a pair, my head swivels to take in the way they are styling their whole outfit. Because there are so many great ways to make this boot work for you and elevate your style.

woman wearing a brown jacket, plaid skirt, and brown knee high boots.

Courtesy of Next

Chocolate Brown Standard/Wide Fit Forever Comfort® Knot Knee High Riding Boots, £58, Next

There’s the woman in a heritage checked asymmetric skirt, brown riding boots, and oversized tweedy blazer, looking chic and purposeful.

Then there’s the sleeker option; black riding boots paired with a zebra slit front midi pencil skirt, black tights and a slouchy jumper, the formula preferred by our shopping director and Fashionably Late columnist Alison Lynch.

My preferred way to wear my leather riding boots is pulled on over velvety black slim leg cords with a long-tailored coat, or with a tartan kilt and a fluffy knit.

So where to buy a brilliant pair now? Well, though luxurious riding boots like those from Hermes, cost £2,500, retailers like Next make it their business to design luxurious looking boots that are also incredibly chic and (secretly) incredibly comfortable.

Chocolate Brown Standard/Wide Fit Forever Comfort® Knot Knee High Riding Boot

£58 at Next

Credit: Next

Chocolate Brown Standard/Wide Fit Forever Comfort® Knot Knee High Riding Boots

£58 at Next

Like this launched-today £58 pair in faux leather which come in both black and brown that uses their Forever Comfort tech -think layers of memory foam and underfoot padding, which - and trust me on this – feels warm and comfortable underfoot.

Black Standard/Wide Fit Forever Comfort® Knot Knee High Riding Boots

£58 at Next

Next’s pair are, like all good riding boots, tall and sleek with a smart low heel and elegantly unfussy shape, complete with a flash or buckle to give it the equestrian attitude.

The edit below features five leather riding boots from John Lewis, a fantastic £95 from M&S and premium options from Massimo Dutti and Cos.

If you want to give your style game an upgrade for autunm and winter do the right thing and add a quality riding boot to your arsenal of forever pieces. You will never regret it.