Perhaps it was that punky ethos that appealed to my classmates and me.
We paired our boots with knee-high socks, American Apparel tennis skirts, and band tees.
(Somebody cueAMby Arctic Monkeys.)
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The buckle boots weren’t just popular among my fellow angsty teens.
There are sort of basic Chelsea boots or really hefty combat boots or….nothing?
Indeed, they seemed to offer a lot of options.
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I wore mine nearly every day, until the lug sole fell right off.
Yotka shares my sense of longing.
Yotka has gone so far as to hunt for them, recently taking the plunge on a low-top pair.
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I feel like we’re on the precipice of a buckle boot comeback.
Either way, I would hate to see them relegated to just a slim margin of time.
They deserve another day in the sun.
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Whether they make a true comeback obviously remains to be seen.
the perfect marriage between a sneaker and boot, she says.
Hailey Bieber
