23 Street Style Looks That Will Persuade You Into Wearing Thigh-Highs This Year
Style Notes: These are almost so sassy you can't resist them. Fendi's Rockoko Boots (£1090) have literally taken over the streets this past month.
Style Notes: Why not go the whole pirate panto and wear your tan boots with a swooping cape?
Style Notes: There's something about the cosy homeliness of a jumper dress that balances out the sass of OTKs.
Style Notes: On the other hand, you can try a more masculine-inspired look with your thigh-highs, as Man Repeller's Leandra Medine does in an oversize blazer. Again, the contrast helps diffuse the va-va-voom of the boots.
Style Notes: Slouchy '80s-style boots are back in over-the-knee form. They're best worn with an expanse of bare leg in order to flatter out the excess of leather and make it clear that your pins do exist.
Style Notes: This season there are plenty of more colourful options on offer, should you want to make more of a statement. Colour-match and go.
Style Notes: This bold look won't be for everyone, but if you're the kind of girl who think Yeezy's creations are tame, try an oversize hoodie with OTKs.
Style Notes: The addition of a furry coat and suede thigh-highs instantly ups the ante of a basic sweater-and–skinny jeans ensemble.
Style Notes: Over-the-knee sock boots have been blazing a trail all year long, with Balenciaga's fluoro versions recently taking the lead.
Style Notes: It can actually be easier to wear one bright colour head-to-toe than trying to season an existing, more sombre look with something punchy. This is a prime example of the idea in action.
Style Notes: Take your cue from Olivia Palermo and wear your over-the-knee boots with a miniskirt for a date night–worthy ensemble. The pairing will reveal just a sliver of skin for a look that's sultry yet understated.
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Style Notes: This season, you get to choose which OTK style feels most "you"—are you a leopard-print, no-heel kind of girl, or a Swarovski-encrusted £5570 woman?
Style Notes: Your over-the-knee boots can be used as a demure, body-lengthening tool when layered underneath a longer hemline.
Style Notes: What's great about just having some body-hugging boots on your bottom half is that you can experiment with voluminous minidresses, coats and sweaters, and you won't look or feel bulky.
Style Notes: It can be easy to think you need to keep things simple with a dress that hits the top of your boots, but experimenting with layers of varying lengths can be really effective too.
Style Notes: You just never know when an unexpected combination could strike the right note. We never thought overalls and over-the-knees could work, but here is the outfit that bucks tradition.
Style Notes: By sticking to black suede extras, this girl-in-boots getup looks chic and easy.
Style Notes: Camel, beige and brown tones work together 365 days of the year, so you can mix your seasonal pieces together easily with a pair of chesnut-suede over-the-knee boots.
Style Notes: Who says your boots have to be super-wintry? Try some white or light boots with bare legs and a trans-seasonal dress for an outfit you can wear many days of the year.
Style Notes: As far as leg-elongating hacks go wearing a same-tone sweater dress and OTKs is up there with the best. This Peter Pilotto knit ticks the box nicely.
Style Notes: A pair of black thigh-boots—even patent ones—will serve you well and go with every other black thing you own, as well as the rest of your wardrobe.
Style Notes: There's plenty of mileage you can get out of your favourite OTKs with a party dress.