Here Are the Best Shoes to Wear With Wide Leg Pants in Winter

Wide leg pants in winter are a casual and comfortable alternative to skinny jeans with boots, and the silhouette has been super on trend this year through every single season. But how do you style them?

During the warm months, we love to wear our wide leg pants with sneakers or ballet flats—however, these styles are only suitable for cold winter days to a limited extent. In snowy or icy conditions, those styles just won’t cut it.

But that doesn’t mean that all our cute pants have to go into hibernation along with our sundresses. Here are three types of shoes that go perfectly with wide leg pants in winter.

#1: Chunky boots

If you want to emphasize the casual touch of wide leg pants, especially wide leg jeans, in your look, you should combine the pants with chunky boots.

Not only do they keep your feet warmer than almost any other shoe model, they also look incomparably cool, especially when the pants rest loosely on them.

You can complete the look with a knitted sweater and oversized coat—preferably in dark shades in winter.

#2: Tapered boots

Pairing a boot with a heel with wide leg pants is a casual, but still elegant look. The difference between these and chunky styles is that the heel makes the shoe look classy and visually elongates the leg.

These Madewell boots in a deep red with a kitten heel are an eye-catcher, while black or brown boots in plain smooth leather are versatile and classic.

Depending on how long your pants are and how high your heels are, you can decide for yourself how much of the shoe you want to show.

#3: Loafers

You are always well-dressed with classic loafers. If the shoes are the same color as the pants— often black in winter—you create a particularly elegant look that you can combine well with contrasting colors.

If you are worried about freezing in loafers in winter temperatures, many styles have a platform that acts like a protective layer between your feet and the cold ground.

Another reason to give loafers a chance even on cold days. Under long wide leg pants, even the thickest socks are usually completely covered.

This story was originally published in Vogue Germany.