Medium: Suede and cord

Date: 1971

Country: Italy

Credit: Gift of Linda Friedman

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.

Object Number: 88.28.17