The Best Tall Boots of the Season

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After cozy sweaters and the seasonal Starbucks lineup, few things feel as quintessentially fall as a pair of tall boots.

If your philosophy is “the taller, the better,” you’re in luck — tall styles happen to be extra popular this season. You can thank designers like Balenciaga and Saint Laurent for inching boot heights higher and higher on the runway, meaning the selection just about everywhere else has followed suit.

If you’d typically go for an ankle boot instead of something thigh-high, you can easily tone down the sex appeal with styling: Just pair them with a midi skirt, or wear them over jeans.

Whether you’re into pairs that hit right at the knee or go thigh-high, classic and solid-colored or trendy and bold, we guarantee there’s something out there for you. Here, we’ve rounded up a handful of our favorite styles out right now in every budget — and height preference — to get you suited up for the season.