The Overknee, also known by the name Overknee boots, overknee boots or stockingsis a type of boot that is characterized by its extra long shaft height. In contrast to other boot models with long shafts, overknees do not extend to the knee, as is the case with long-sleeved boots, or to the knee of the wearer in riding boots, but, as the name suggests, over the knee to the middle or to the end of the thigh.
From men’s shoes to women’s boots – overknees through the ages
Thigh-high boots came in the 15. century but at that time they were only offered as men’s shoes and only worn by men. As boots with a particularly high shaft, the boots were ideally suited to protecting knees and shins from injuries and weather during a fight or hunt.
In addition, long-distance models were often used to keep things safe with them. At this point, however, sales of over-the-knee boots are likely to have remained flat. Even with uniforms they belonged to it Overknee boots with a wide shaft on the fixed component At the beginning of the 20th century, high-heeled boots lost their meaning in men’s shoes, and today they can be found Overknee boots in men’s clothing usually only as useful shoes, such as protective equipment, part of uniforms or fetish areas.
In women’s fashion, over-the-knee boots won because of the Broadcast 1961 “With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler Hat”The main character Emma Peel combines overknees over the business suit and thus changes the image of overknees, which were previously worn by women mainly for erotic purposes in the bedroom at home or explicitly by sex workers.
