Dior Platform Boot — Croc-Embossed, Oblique Canvas & Leather Variants, Men’s EU 38–44

Dior Platform Boot — Style #356

A men’s platform ankle boot offered in five distinct material and construction variants, all sharing the same architectural silhouette: a chunky, high-stack platform sole with deeply carved baroque floral and acanthus scroll relief across the midsole sidewall, a rounded apron toe, and a Dior-branded interior. The sole unit is the defining structural element shared across all five variants — a sculptural, high-platform rubber sole with ornate gothic-style botanical relief that functions as the design anchor of the boot regardless of upper material. EU 38–44 men’s sizing.

Five Material Variants

Color 1 — Black Crocodile-Embossed Leather Chelsea Boot with Silver CD Hardware

A slip-on Chelsea boot construction in black calfskin with an all-over deep crocodile emboss pattern. The structured square-grid croc texture covers the toe cap, vamp, quarter panels, and heel counter in a consistent large-scale pattern. The elasticated side gussets are in a tonal black mesh textile with a fine honeycomb weave, providing stretch entry without lacing. A horizontal leather strap crosses the vamp and terminates in a silver-tone CD monogram hardware buckle — a horsebit-style metal clasp with the Dior CD initials in polished silver, the most prominent decorative detail on this variant. The back pull tab carries a vertical Dior wordmark in white text on black. The platform sole is in matte black with the full baroque floral relief on the midsole sidewall.

Color 2 — Black Leather and Dior Oblique Canvas Lace-Up Boot

A lace-up ankle boot combining smooth black calfskin and the Dior Oblique jacquard canvas. The smooth black leather covers the toe cap, vamp apron, and heel counter. The quarter panels, shaft sides, and the boot’s ankle zone are panelled in Dior Oblique — the house’s signature grey-on-black diagonal repeat monogram canvas, with the interlocking “CD” and “Dior” lettering woven into the fabric at a medium scale. The contrast between the matte smooth leather and the textured canvas creates a clear material panel structure on the upper. Black round laces thread through black metal eyelets. The back pull tab carries a Dior wordmark. The platform sole is matte black with baroque floral relief midsole sidewall.

Color 3 — Black Smooth Leather Chelsea Boot with Silver CD Hardware

A slip-on Chelsea boot construction in smooth, unembossed black calfskin — the most minimal upper surface of the Chelsea variants. The leather is clean and uninterrupted across the toe, vamp, quarter panels, and heel counter, with no texture or emboss pattern. A subtle embossed Dior wordmark appears on the vamp leather as a quiet tonal brand detail. Elasticated side gussets in tonal black mesh textile. A horizontal leather strap crosses the vamp with the same silver-tone CD monogram horsebit hardware as Color 1, providing the primary decorative accent on an otherwise minimal smooth leather upper. The platform sole is matte black with full baroque floral relief midsole sidewall.

Color 4 — Black Smooth Leather Lace-Up Boot, Clean Minimal

A lace-up ankle boot in smooth black calfskin with a fully plain upper and no visible logo or monogram surface treatment. This is the most understated and versatile variant in the range — a clean, uninterrupted matte black leather surface from toe cap to shaft, with no panel detailing, no emboss, no canvas insert, and no hardware accent other than the black metal eyelets. Black round laces. The back pull tab carries a Dior wordmark. Despite the minimal upper, the ornate baroque floral relief platform sole provides the design statement, making this the variant in which the sculptural sole reads most clearly against the plain leather upper without visual competition from the shaft. Dior Oblique lining interior.

Color 5 — Black Dior Oblique Embossed Leather Lace-Up Boot

A lace-up ankle boot in smooth black calfskin with an all-over Dior Oblique monogram debossed directly into the leather surface. Unlike Color 2 (which uses woven Oblique canvas panels), this variant applies the Oblique pattern as a deep, full-coverage emboss pressed into the leather itself across the entire shaft and toe cap — the interlocking “CD” and “Dior” pattern is rendered in matte-on-gloss leather relief, with the embossed areas reading slightly darker and the un-embossed raised areas catching light. The effect is of a fully black boot that reveals its monogram pattern only under direct light or close inspection, making this the most tonally consistent and the most quietly branded of the lace-up variants. Black round laces through black metal eyelets. The platform sole is matte black with baroque floral relief midsole sidewall.

Shared Construction Details

• Sole unit: High-stack chunky platform in matte black rubber with deeply carved baroque floral and acanthus scroll relief across the midsole sidewall on all four sides; the relief features full floral heads, curved stems, and leaf forms in a continuous sculptural band; lug tread outsole
• Apron toe: Raised moccasin-style apron seam on the toe cap of all variants
• Interior: Dior-branded lining; back pull tab with Dior wordmark on all variants
• Sizing: EU 38–44; men’s sizing
• Packaging: Christian Dior signature blue shoebox