Celine Dion’s 2019 New York City street style featured bold runway looks and equally memorable shoes. On November 13, 2019, she stepped out of her Manhattan hotel in a head-to-toe turquoise Max Mara Fall 2019 ensemble, styled by Pepe Muñoz and Sydney Lopez.
The standout footwear was Max Mara’s Beboot, a thigh-high croc-embossed leather boot with a pointed toe, block heel, and contrasting white welt stitching. Paired with matching tights, a mini skirt, belt bag, and plush turquoise coat, the boots extended the monochromatic color story from Dion’s shoulders to her toes.
Celine Dion pairs turquoise Max Mara Beboot thigh-high boots with a matching coat, mini skirt, tights, and belt bag while leaving her New York City hotel on November 13, 2019 (Credit: Instar / WENN)
At 5 feet 7 inches (170.2 cm), Dion has often used dramatic footwear to emphasize a long, clean silhouette. Here, the matching tights help the Beboot’s thigh-high shaft flow into the rest of the outfit without a strong visual break at the leg.
The coordinated pieces also make an unusual boot color surprisingly cohesive. Instead of treating turquoise footwear as a contrasting statement, Dion carries essentially the same shade through her coat, skirt, tights, and accessories.
Celine Dion’s monochromatic Max Mara Fall 2019 look highlights the Beboot’s croc-embossed leather, pointed toe, and block heel
Why Céline Dion’s Max Mara Beboots Work With the Monochromatic Look
The croc-embossed finish gives the boots definition even within a nearly single-color outfit. Light catches the raised texture differently from the matte tights and plush coat, while the pointed toe and tall shaft keep the footwear visually sleek rather than bulky.
Dion was already comfortable making thigh-high footwear the focal point of an outfit. In 2017, she wore red Schiaparelli thigh-high couture boots in Las Vegas, pairing their sculptural heels and vivid color with a comparatively controlled white ensemble.
That earlier look and the turquoise Max Mara outfit show two different ways to handle statement boots: contrast them against simpler clothing, or repeat their color through the entire outfit so the shoes become part of one continuous silhouette.
Max Mara’s turquoise Beboot combines a thigh-high shaft with croc-embossed leather, a pointed toe, and a sturdy block heel
A side view of the Max Mara Beboot shows the streamlined shaft, croc-embossed finish, pointed toe, and matching covered block heel
Céline Dion’s Statement-Shoe Approach Goes Beyond Thigh-High Boots
Dion’s New York street style frequently shifted the relationship between clothing and footwear. Sometimes, as with these Max Mara boots, the shoes continued the runway drama. At other times, she used simpler footwear to calm it down.
In 2020, for example, Dion paired an extravagant Richard Quinn for Moncler floral coat and matching tights with classic white Gianvito Rossi pumps. The shoes echoed the outfit’s lighter details without competing with its oversized floral print.
That contrast helps explain why the Max Mara styling is so striking: the Beboots are not there to neutralize the clothes. They deliberately continue the same color, texture, and runway-level impact all the way to the ground.
Dion’s enthusiasm for footwear is also well documented. Over the years, she has spoken publicly about owning thousands of pairs of shoes, making elaborate footwear less of an occasional styling trick and more of a recurring part of her fashion identity.
The Max Mara Fall 2019 styling pairs plush turquoise outerwear with matching croc-embossed Beboot thigh-high boots
Why Thigh-High Boots Remain a Celebrity Fashion Favorite
Celine Dion’s turquoise Max Mara Beboots show what makes thigh-high boots such an enduring celebrity choice: few shoes can change an outfit’s proportions and mood so decisively. Their extended shaft creates an immediate visual statement, whether it continues the line of a mini hem, blends into matching tights for a longer silhouette, or provides a strong base beneath elaborate clothing.
That impact also makes the silhouette surprisingly versatile. Celebrities have worn thigh-high and over-the-knee boots with everything from mini dresses and oversized coats to streamlined separates and full runway looks, shifting between polished, provocative, playful, and dramatic depending on the material, heel, and styling. Our guide to styling thigh-high boots explores how proportion, color, and layering can make such dominant footwear feel balanced.
The celebrity looks below show just how many directions the same basic silhouette can take.
👢 Why Celebrities Keep Coming Back to Thigh-High Boots:
- ✨ Rihanna, Cardi B, Céline Dion, and other stars helped turn Saint Laurent’s Niki boots into a celebrity favorite, with the crystal-covered over-the-knee silhouette showing how thigh-high boots can work as the main event rather than simply finishing an outfit.
- 🖤 Ariana Grande and Khloé Kardashian show the enduring appeal of Tom Ford’s over-the-knee boots, where sleek leather, dramatic height, and distinctive hardware give short hemlines a sharper, more directional finish.
- 🐎 Jodie Turner-Smith brings an equestrian edge to thigh-high boots in Burberry’s Cavalier style, pairing their tall, slightly slouchy shaft and block heel with a mirror-embellished mini dress for a strong contrast between polished glamour and substantial footwear.
- 👗 Jessica Alba demonstrates how thigh-high boots can balance a softer dress, wearing black Zimmermann stretch boots with a flowing wrap silhouette and letting the tall footwear add structure and weight below the hemline.
- 🤎 Eva Longoria makes a case for neutral thigh-high boots in beige Le Silla, showing how a close-to-skin or tonal shade can lengthen the leg line while keeping winter dressing polished rather than visually heavy.
- ✈️ Kim Kardashian uses Sergio Rossi suede thigh-high boots to turn a tonal travel look into something more dramatic, illustrating why celebrities often choose tall boots when they want coverage, proportion, and statement impact from a single piece of footwear.