Leather or suede booties are the perfect shoe for going from work to happy hour. The streamlined shape is sexy (in a work-appropriate kind of way) with jeans, dress pants or dresses and tights. The breathable panel on these Jimmy Choo Deluxe Nubuck and Leather Ankle Boots, $925, keeps your feet cool throughout a long day. (A more affordable option is this pair of Sam Edelman Jaclyn Booties, $150.)
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Casual Ankle Boots
Ankle boots can instantly dress up a pair of slim-cut trousers and a button-down blouse, or are a comfortable footwear option paired with fall and winter sweater dresses. Choose a pair with unique details like the bows on these Kate Spade Lanise Leather Boots
(pictured), $350, or the perforated details on these Sole Society Sidney Boots, $90.
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Riding Boots
Fall is my favorite season for many reasons, but one of the major ones is the chance to break out boots again. Comfy, stylish and versatile, riding boots can be worn with anything from pencil-slim trousers to wrap dresses. Depending on your work environment or the rest of your outfit, heeled boots or over-the-knee boots can appear too risqué, so choose flat riding boots to err on the side of caution. Pictured are MICHAEL Michael Kors Rhea Flat Suede Fringe Boots, $285.
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Heeled Sandals
When the warmer months hit, sandals are an obvious choice, but it's important to keep your sandals structured for work. (No flip-flops. Ever.) Metallic details and a T-strap design keep these Kate Spade Dress Sandals, $98, dressy and professional.
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Statement-Making Shoes
As important as basics are, every woman needs a pair of look-at-me shoes she's absolutely in love with. Whether it's a bold, bright color or a whimsical print, choose structured silhouettes to keep your shoes "boardroom" rather than "nightclub."
You've heard it a dozen times -- dress for the job you want, not the job you have. As a career woman, it's important to have a wardrobe you feel confident and powerful in. But at the same time, you don't want to throw every element of your personal style in the trash for uniform style. To strike the perfect balance, we've compiled a list of the 13 shoes every career woman should have. These shoes complement every outfit in your work wardrobe, are professional and sophisticated, and still leave room for your own style interpretation. Do you need some basic pumps for work -- yes. But who says they can't be snakeskin pumps?