And leather boots aren't exclusively black anymore; from toffee hues to pale yellows, this season has had plenty of colourful varieties, including some of the best knee-high boots we've ever seen.

Combat boots have been popular for decades (Doc Martens released their iconic shoe in the 1960s), but the lace-up style is perhaps most closely associated with the grunge heyday of the 1990s.

Thankfully, according to Alexa Chung, I don't need to. The broadcaster and style icon has worn multiple iterations of a knee ...