A tall boot with some attitude behind it. A wide panel folds down over the shaft and fastens with a buckled strap at the cuff, giving the silhouette a break at the knee instead of one uninterrupted column of leather. The toe tapers to a clean point and the whole thing sits on a stacked block heel.

The block heel is the part that makes it wearable. It carries weight across the whole heel rather than a single point, so this is a knee-high you can be upright in through a full day of work, dinner and the walk between them. The shaft is cut close enough to read as tailored but leaves room to tuck jeans in, and the fold-over panel means the height reads deliberate rather than severe.

Wear it with a mini and bare legs to let the full shaft show, over skinny jeans through the colder months, or under a midi with just the toe and heel visible. Beige keeps it soft and neutral against camel, cream and denim; black does the sharper, more graphic version and disappears under anything. It pulls on with no zip to fight, which matters more than it sounds on a boot this tall. Fit is true to size, and the model wears a US 7.

• Fit: true to size — order your usual size
• Details: fold-over shaft panel, buckled cuff strap, belt loop detail, pointed toe
• Heel: stacked block heel
• Shaft: knee-high
• Closure: pull-on
• Sizes: US 5.5 to US 12, in beige and black
• Care: wipe clean with a damp cloth, air dry away from direct heat