This month focuses on remembering the couture legend and his ground-breaking innovations.
Before his unfortunate passing June 1, Saint Laurent had been reclusive from the fashion industry since his retirement in 2002 (he had sold the company to Gucci Group three years prior). He cited one of his reasons for this decision as the belief that he had nothing in common with today's world of fashion. Yet his influence helped create the sex appeal currently on the scene, from head to toe.
Lest we forget his edgy, and most emulated, contribution to footwear, harken my words: the black leather thigh-high boot.
Possibly inspired by mens' tall riding and work boots of previous eras, YSL originally introduced the heightened creations with tight-fitting pants and his famous Safari jackets. 1960s celebrities and fashionistas alike rocked these boots in party-worthy form, as a finishing touch to miniskirts and other mod attire.
Present Day: Slinky, sky-high styles retain their status as a fun and feral addition to pencil-length skirts, dresses with coats and skinny jeans. From Sex and the City's on-screen wardrobe to Hayden Panettiere's highly photographed peacoat-and-boots combo, the thigh's still the limit.
It's a surprisingly classy, sexy look when complemented with appropriate attire. Often thought to be exclusively for slim legs, these boots (like any pump or sandal) are available in materials and cuts that are wearable by most any physique.
~ Kelly Farley
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The thigh-high boot is a little too hoochie mama/dominitrix/Sailer Moon for me.
I DO love Minnetonka's knee high boots, though. AWESOEM with denim minis
Too bad you can't wear boots in the summer
I think it's okay to sometimes wear boots in the summer. I think it just depends what kind, and with what. Think about like, seventies retro dresses with boots. I could wear that to a club in the summer, like a techno club, and get away with it
I think maybe non-leather boots are okay for summer (or like muted leather) and like, colored boots are okay for summer, but I wouldn't want to see chunky boots or maybe patent leather. But I dunno, I think you could maybe pull the patent off, too, because a lot of purses have patent leather in the summer, so maybe!
sienna miller pretty much wears boots year round
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