As I mentioned back in January, I was obsessing over Serena’s grey over-the-knee boots when I watched epsiode 3 of Gossip Girl but soon learned they were completely sold out in grey! I opted for the black and dark brown suede pairs and a leather pair recently (yes I’m obsessed with over-the-knee boots) which are equally amazing, I rock them all the time and get compliments left and right about them.
The good news is that Chinese Laundry has brought back their best selling boot of the season, the sister boot of Strate, Top looks 99% identical and is available in a variety of colors - including GREY. I quickly jumped to joy and copped a pair myself just now, so hurry before they’re gone once again! Thanks to Maria for the tip!
> Chinese Laundry Top Over-The-Knee Boots - Chinese Laundry
> Chinese Laundry Top Over-The-Knee Boots - [Black & Brown]
> Chinese Laundry Top Over-The-Knee Boots [Grey] - SOLD OUT
> Chinese Laundry Strate Over-The-Knee Boots - SOLD OUT
> Chinese Laundry Turbo Over-The-Knee Boots
were you able to go to the chinese laundry booth at magic? they had so many of these boots it was like heaven.
Posted By: Eli | February 21st, 2008 at 4:32 pmI have a question, is the Chinese Laundry Strate boots the real boots worn by her? I ordered the Strate from Amazon.com and had my grandfather ship it to Canada, when i got them they were huge on me, i think i could’ve been a size 7 instead of 8 (what i ordered) and also they were extremely wide (what i mean is they did not cling to my leg; was that the design of the boots? i though they were supposed to be tighter). I was really disappointed with them, plus it cost me$21 dollars for shipping to Canada
Posted By: Jessica | February 21st, 2008 at 5:18 pmJust wanted to share.
ooooo those grey ones are so nice!!!
Posted By: allison | February 21st, 2008 at 5:23 pmyou can use coupon “COUPONPOUCH” for 10% off
Posted By: fb | February 21st, 2008 at 10:05 pmJust an FYI regarding those Steve Madden Latchh boots you posted about earlier (that were in the target preview)…someone had posted that barefeetshoes.com had them so I ordered them (feb 8). on feb 12 it was still processing so I emailed them asking if they had an expected ship date. They replied the next day (feb 13) saying they received the order and it started processing the next day and how long to expect it to ship, etc. I got another email 2 days later (feb 15) saying they canceled my order because they were out of stock!! What a disappointment.
My hubby called to complain but they said they can’t show on the website when things are out of stock and it’s basically too bad for us. 
So….I’m glad you found the boots after all! It’s nice when things DO work out!
Posted By: megs | February 21st, 2008 at 11:43 pmsorry…meant to say that they said they received the order on feb 8 and started processing the next day. i dont know if that made sense or not. ;P
Posted By: megs | February 21st, 2008 at 11:44 pmnice! i love my black suedes..
Posted By: Camille | February 22nd, 2008 at 12:21 amthe STRATE which is the orginal boot has a 12″ circumference…
Posted By: chanel | February 22nd, 2008 at 2:38 amthe TOP which is the sister boot has a 14″ circumference…
i have average size calves and i could fit jeans that were not skinny into my strates…
so TOPs must be huge on the calves… maybe fit sum wide leg jeans!
yay! thanks i think i will most def add this to my collection of chinese laundry boots =) i have tip in black suede & leather.
Posted By: Megan M. | February 22nd, 2008 at 6:01 ami’m just addicted to gossip girl.and i really love serena’s take on constance’s uniforms. the sweater vest is SUPER CUTE!! i haven’t found one like that yet..
thanks for the tip!!
There is a 20 off coupon for CL website on retail me not. I used it last week to buy the grey top boots. The run a little big, I normally wear a 7.5 to 8 and I got the 7.5 and could have prob gotten the 7 and fit. really cute though. suede is not good quality but i ended up paying like 80 bucks so i don’t really care.
Posted By: elysia | February 22nd, 2008 at 10:33 pmI also found the Purple, Black Leather and Brown ones at flyJane.net. They are all of the Chinese Laundry Over the Knee boots. They also have FREE shipping!
Posted By: Nikki | February 29th, 2008 at 1:52 pmIs there any way to get those shoes if you live elsewhere than the US (or Canada)?
Posted By: advo | March 26th, 2008 at 9:09 pmI forgot: is the Top ones the same nuance as the Strate coz they look lighter in the colour?
Posted By: advo | March 26th, 2008 at 9:10 pmSorry to spam like this. But found out that flyjane.net actually do ship internationally.
Posted By: advo | March 26th, 2008 at 9:14 pmI bought a 7 and a 7.5 of the TOP in ASH GREY and figured out I am a 7. I love them even though they are a lil big, there are some lil tricks you can use to collect/gather the excess material as well. Now I just have to send back the 7.5
Posted By: sophie | April 1st, 2008 at 1:43 pmI clicked on the link up and the boots aren’t there… =(
Posted By: Tammy | April 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 pmPlease!! I’m totally obssesed with those boots, so if anyone knows where can I get them online I would be really thankful.
tammy ~ i just tried and its not there anymore b/c its sold out!
Posted By: retrogurl | April 3rd, 2008 at 12:44 amdoes anyone know where i can get these boots in grey or black i cant find them anywhere.. totally sold out and somewhere that ships to the UK
thanx
ash xox
Posted By: ashley | April 17th, 2008 at 1:08 pmI absolutely love how comfy these boots are, but at the same time, i wish they also made the same style, but with maybe a 3″ heel.
Posted By: Nikki B. | July 4th, 2008 at 8:07 amThey have these boots at Macy’s for $79.00… And if you’re Canadian, all you have to do is show them a drivers license and you get an additional 11% off..
Posted By: Kristna | October 14th, 2008 at 7:32 amGood luck!
oh my goodness! thank god for this blog post or i would not have known that my most favorite boot ever was back in stock!!! after seeing serena wear these on gossip girl all i could find was black available!!!! am immediately getting a pair in grey and dare i say……..red!
Posted By: sena | November 18th, 2008 at 3:38 pmI’ve finally given in. After looking at them time and time again..I got them!
Posted By: Maria P. | December 8th, 2008 at 5:53 pmHi I just have a question about your boots. It looks like you have small feet like me (I wear 5.5 US). What size are you wearing? Debating if I should get a size up as is recommended in some reviews I’ve read. Thanks!
Posted By: modernxintage | December 9th, 2008 at 1:09 pm@modernxintage: i’m a size 6 and i got a size 6, they run true to size - at least for me! hope this helps.
Posted By: retrogurl | December 9th, 2008 at 2:13 pmhow can i get these boots if i live in China!
Posted By: camila | January 4th, 2009 at 6:36 amHey guys, glad you love our boot. I am one of the designers at Chinese Laundry, my co-worker Candice designed those boots after a vintage pair found in our shoe library and I guess it was just the right timing. Dont worry girls those boots arn’t going anywhere anytime soon because they are one of our top boots, the “TOP” is the heel version but the exact one that she wore on Gossip Girl was the “TURBO” which is almost exactly as the TOP and the STRATE but it has a sliver wedge instead of that small heel. But get them while you can because although we will carry this style for a while, stock runs out pretty quick and grey suede is our hottest color. If you are in Los Angeles we have a store in L.A. and one in TOPANGA.
Posted By: angelo | January 8th, 2009 at 7:24 pmI LOVE THIS BOOT!
Posted By: Katy | January 17th, 2009 at 4:30 pmhey angelo do you know if you guys will be getting anymore black leather turbo boots in size 9.5 ? I have been looking everywhere for them, i ordered a pair from the site recently but it was cancelled cus they have none in stock ? I really want these boots. Also does the “Top” run the same way as the “Turbo “?
Posted By: mspisces | January 28th, 2009 at 9:11 pmdoes anyone know if the top runs the same way as the turbo, because i need a 9.5 in the turbo but i cant find them anywhere so i would just get the top but dont know how they run ? Someone help me please !!!!
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Posted By: Joe | February 5th, 2009 at 10:37 pmWhat do you mean does the TOP run the same way? They are the same exact shoe. The last is the same, the last is the mould of the shoe. So yah, the only difference is the TOP has a mini heel and the TURBO has a sliver wedge. Other than that the specs of the shoe are all the same. I dont know much about shipping as I dont work in the retail store but we get shipments every day of product. They will eventually come and it is so popular that they wont stop production anytime soon. So keep checking. Thanks,
Posted By: angelo | April 29th, 2009 at 1:56 pm