The knee-high boot dominated footwear in the reign of Charles I, and from about the 1620s to the 1690s
 it was fashionable for both indoor and outdoor wear. A portrait of about 1618 (School of van Somer), housed !n the Tower of London, shows Charles, then Prince of Wales, wearing white knee boots with turn-down top, a
blunt pointed toe and low heel, in soft, slightly wrinkled-looking leather, with spur and spur leather. This wrinkled look was already much admired, as confirmed by the Return from Parnassus of 1606: 'One that more admires the good wrinkle of a boot, and the curious crincling of a silke stocking', Fashionable boots could be made to look extremely decorative and elegant, and were very costly.
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Women's buttoned boots were replaced by Russian boots, which were straight topped, knee-high leather Wellington boots, with a pointed toe and a Louis heel. In May 1921. The British Shoeman magazine remarked: "The picturesque Russian boots in suede and leather caused quite a sensation at the Grand National meeting." In December 1925, another trade paper, the Footwear
organizer reported: "The extraordinary demand for Russian boots has spread all over the country. In the 1960s, much of women's fashion was also dictated by Britain. On 4 September 1960, the Observer newspaper had already noted the boom in leather knee boots for the young of both sexes. "The craze for girls' boots was encouraged by Brigitte Bardot,'' the ewspaper said. "With very high heels, [they] make girls feel bigger and more confident.
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Get gorgeous in these amazing pointy toe knee-high boots. Fabric and elastic upper. Leather lined footbed
 and sole. 16" boot shaft and 13.25" circumference. 3" heel.Andre Courreges introduced flat, shiny white boots with square toes in his 196-1 Space Age collection. Mary Quant followed suit, although hers were made in injection-molded plastic. Vivier saw which way things were going and produced thigh boots in crocodile for Yves Saint Laurent.
Knee length boots were teamed with miniskirts, and as the 1960s progressed, loose boots with a front seam gave way to boots that clung more tightly to the leg. Treated leathers and textiles took over from plain leather and plastic.
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