Don’t Be Surprised If It Girls Are Wearing This Skirt Trend With This Boot Colour All Winter

In my years working in the fashion industry, I’ve learnt the hard way that only the most worthy trends manage to make it beyond a single season. So, when a piece proves its staying power year after year, you know you’re onto something special. Looking ahead to the winter months, I’m already confident enough to predict that tartan skirts are set to make another return.

Already making the case for the trend’s imminent revival, Gigi Hadid stepped out in one of the chicest iterations I’ve come across this season, pairing hers with what I predict will be winter’s most important boot colour.

Gigi Hadid poses in front of her Guest in Residence shop wearing a wool tartan skirt with brown boots, a brown leather jacket and a v-neck top. — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Styling her Guest in Residence Tartan Wrap Skirt (£450) in a decadent palette of wintery shades, Gigi paired the wool design with a particularly chic pair of brown leather knee-high boots. Glossy and glamorous, the heeled boots brought an unfussy elegance to the outfit, complementing the skirt’s sophisticated below-the-knee cut. Their slightly softer-than-black hue also introduced a welcome lightness, preventing the overall look from feeling too heavy or formal.

Tartan skirts often come in rich, wintry palettes of chocolate brown, burgundy, charcoal grey and navy. These deeper shades work particularly well with brown leather boots, creating a harmonious colour combination that feels considered without being overly coordinated. Where black boots can sometimes make an already dark outfit feel a little too weighed down, brown offers a softer, more relaxed alternative.

Easy, chic and reliably elegant, I can see this simple pairing becoming a favourite among fashion people this winter. If you’re seeing eye-to-eye, read on to shop the chicest tartan skirts and brown boots on the market right now.