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.

A final note: Ladies reading this rant might be interested to learn of the many Thigh-high boots available from Pleaser. These can be found at snaz75.com and include the legend 8868. At around $60 – $90, the 8868 is hundreds of dollars less than most other ThighBoots.

Or maybe it’s time that everyone in this country simply grow-up, stop being so repressed and realize that these Boots are beautiful, powerful, and stop thinking with such ridiculous, narrow-minded generalizations that are tiresome, and long overdue to be expunged.

European Countries don’t seem to have any problem with over the knee and thigh highs and it has been a beautiful staple of fashion over there for a long time.

America, get the hell over yourself and start enjoying life a little.