Monday, January 18, 2010

THIGH HIGH!


Is it not every woman's fantasy to parade around in Super Hero boots? I've long appreciated that look, but let's be honest, thigh high boots prior to their popularity today (and I'm sure there was a time before ours where they were de rigueur--aside from the 17th Century when they were popularized by men--maybe in the 70's) were always a little suggestive. That never stopped me from wearing them though. My favorite pair of thigh-high boots were acquired in a little shop off the Piazza del Duomo in Milan. They are black, flat and suede and cost only £39, but that was over five years ago. Now that over-the-knee boots have made a resurgence, you can find pairs in a multiplicity of prices with colors that run the gamut from cognac, to ruby red, to milky white, chocolate brown and basic black.

Continue reading (click Read More below) for where to buy. . .

Clockwise from top: BGBGMAXAZRIA "Natany" boot $595 at Piperlime; "Dexter" over-the-knee boot £90 at TopShop; Emilio Pucci cream leather boots $1,095 at net-a-porter; The Highest Heel Women's Perfect Boots, $99.95 at Endless.com; Britany over-the-knee boots in chocolate, £100 at Topshop. "Coonce" boot in black $250 at Aldo; Not pictured: Forever 21's "Stellina" brown cuffed boot, $30.

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