The 10 Best Over-The-Knee, Thigh-High Boots

heathabee
wrote on September 29 2009 @ 02:43 pm: [report]

weird, I was JUST searching for these on e-bay only a couple hours ago.
I’m obsessed, but I can’t stick with a color that I want.
Considering my only two pairs of boots are black, I was thinking of a camel or dark brown…
what’s best for fall in southern california?

melissaann
wrote on September 29 2009 @ 06:00 pm: [report]

I just got some for $35 bucks at target.

teh_roxness
wrote on September 30 2009 @ 01:02 am: [report]

*sigh* I wish they made boots in different calf sizes for us that are larger in those areas.

I can’t even wear over the knee socks most of the time; they usually hit a little below the knee and are very tight.

mmkw
wrote on September 30 2009 @ 01:39 am: [report]

@teh_roxness: check out zappos.com, they carry a lot of boots for women with wider calves.

Annika Harris
wrote on September 30 2009 @ 12:33 pm: [report]

@teh_roxness You can also look for boots that have an elastic panel or goring around the calf.

teh_roxness
wrote on September 30 2009 @ 11:33 pm: [report]

@Annika Harris: It’s a start but they’re always too small. I can’t even fit ankle boots half the time!

The last time I tried on boots from zappos.com for “wide calves” there was a 4 inch gap in the zipper. There is a custom company in London that makes awesome wide calf boots…. for $400.

teh_roxness
wrote on September 30 2009 @ 11:39 pm: [report]

Sorry for sounding so whiney, this is just a particularly bad aggravation for me.

Boots and Bondage Bohemian
wrote on October 8 2009 @ 04:09 pm: [report]

My own theory about Boots as Women’s fashion is that, Boots are likely to be worn during Progressive periods. Women choose to wear Boots as a symbol of Power. They are, after all, the footwear of choice for dominatrixes and superheroines.

In the early part of the twentieth century, Boots went out of fashion more or less as soon as Prohibition started. The style didn’t come back into popularity until the very Progressive sixties.

As a life-long Boot fetishist, I have also studied the history of the Thigh-boot as Women’s fashion. The first examples were found in the early sixties at the Paris fashion shows. These were derided as ‘sewer boots’ by some, but obviously made a huge impression on others. These included the fashion designers of the TV series ‘The Avengers’ in which Honor Blackman, as Cathy Gale, appears in truly knee-high Black Leather Boots. As well as a full black leather outfit to match. For the year 1963, this was pretty shocking television.

In the U.S., the Thigh-high style really took off in 1965, some say as a result of the success of the then blockbuster film ‘Dr. Zhivago’. From the second half of the sixties and especially throughout the seventies, ThighBoots ( even Thigh-high Frye Boots ) were a must have in a Woman’s footwear collection. Many of the era’s actresses, including Faye Dunaway, Jamie Curtis, Jane Fonda, Dianna Rigg, Sally Fields and Rachel Welsh would often appear on film in tall or over the knee boots.

Thigh-highs were to stay fashionable until the year 1980. Right at the time when Progressivism was in freefall and Reagan and Conservatism began to Rule. Anyone stating that thigh-highs were still part of the fashion scene in the ’80’s is distinctly incorrect. In 1980, the de rigueur style was ankle low and flat-heeled. In anything, the popularity of Punk meant that combat boots were also the new sensation.

Today, the longevity of the ThighBoots style is likely a result of the explosion of adult images on the web, particularly the number in which the female subjects are clad in over-the-knee footwear.