It’s true: Bootcut jeans are back. There’s just one problem. If you’re not wearing them with boots like the name would suggest, what shoes should you wear with them? Well, Elsa Hosk just posted your answer. The model and Helsa founder published a slideshow of save-worthy outfits to her Instagram feed this week, with one such ensemble offering a solution for the predicament I posed above: Brown kitten heels. Hosk donned a fabulous leopard-print Valentino coat (that casually costs $11,000!), bootcut jeans, and brown The Row pumps, finishing off the ensemble with a vintage Donald Duck T-shirt from Disneyland. Accessories-wise, a denim shoulder bag and Y2K sunnies were all she added.
For all intents and purposes, her statement coat should be the star of the show, but somehow, I kept coming back to her shoe-and-denim pairing. Not only did the cocoa-like brown color act as a neutral, elegant contrast to her mid-wash blue jeans, but the cut of her denim also fell easily and effortlessly over the top of her shoe style, with just the right amount of skin peaking out. Bootcut jeans aren’t the easiest to style, so the fact that her shoe choice complemented the silhouette so well stuck with me—and made me want to buy a similar pair to recreate the combo.

On Elsa Hosk: Valentino Fauve Eclat Spotted Wool Cloth Coat ($11000); The Row shoes
Fortunately for me (and you!), there’s no shortage of brown kitten heels and bootcut jeans to shop in 2026, and I spent my Monday morning compiling a list of all the best ones. From affordable options starting at $30 (for both jeans and shoes) to luxury alternatives by Prada and Nili Lotan, everything you need to copy Hosk’s bootcut jeans outfit is just a scroll away.
Get Elsa’s Look

H&M
Bootcut Regular Jeans


Madewell
Single-Breasted Topcoat in Leopard Print
Shop Bootcut Jeans

Madewell
Relaxed Fit Bootcut Jeans

Agolde
Low Rise Bootcut Jeans

levi’s
Wedgie Bootcut Women’s Jeans


Reformation
Sharon Stretch Mid Rise Bootcut Jeans


Rag & Bone
Peyton High Rise Full Length Bootcut Jeans
Shop Brown Kitten Heels

ZARA
Leather Kitten Heel Shoes

Anonymous Copenhagen
Trini 40 Stiletto Shiny Lamb Chocolate

Charles & Keith
Georgina Suede Kitten Heels

Prada
Antiqued Leather Pumps

h&m
Kitten-Heeled Slingbacks

Madewell
The Emilie Glove Pump

Mansur Gavriel
Ballerina Heel
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