This week I’m wearing... over the knee boots

‘These boots are dynamite if you get them right: think Jane Birkin (in mini trench), Blondie (microshorts), YSL models in the Seventies’
From left: Carven, Topshop Unique; Versace; at Paris Fashion Week; Kate Moss
From left: Carven, Topshop Unique; Versace; at Paris Fashion Week; Kate Moss
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Over-the-knee boots have been sent to try us. Victoria Beckham was doing them back in 2010; Kate Moss has been wearing them for five years. There may be ten different styles in Russell & Bromley, but still we’re not quite sure if they’re fabulous or ludicrous. I say we – if you stroll down to Chelsea today, you will be pushed to spot a female who isn’t wearing over-the-knee boots – but still, no harm proceeding with caution.

There are good reasons to be wary of them. They have well-established hooker associations (see Pretty Woman). They focus attention on your thighs, so you need to be reasonably thigh confident. The ones with heels are a bit Cher in the bodystocking years, and the flat