Object: Boots
Brand:
Shoe Biz
Retailer:
Henri Bendel
(American, 1895 - 2019)
Date: 1971
Medium: Suede and cord
Country: Italy
Credit Line: Gift of Linda Friedman
Object number: 88.28.17
DescriptionRed suede knee high boots with laced open sides; open toe, platform sole and high straight heel
Label Text:High boots were a popular accessory to leg-revealing miniskirts and hot pants during the late 1960s and early 1970s. This aggressively sexy pair of red suede boots bear the lace-up closure and tall heel that were typical of “kinky boots,” a fashion previously associated with the image of the dominatrix.
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: A Lexicon of Style
- Seduction