White Patent Boots

[237SJ]

I saw someone wearing these this morning. I had to stop and look because I remember when I would have done anything to have owned a pair when I was about 12 or 13. I never did though. I remember Babs from Pans People and the girls from ABBA wearing them. I wonder if they will come back in fashion, albeit briefly. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-Retro-Knee-High-Boots-Sixties-Look-White-Patent-or-White-Matt-Boots-/151370283290

[murraymints]

I had white AND black..bees knees I was !

[ubasses]

Looking at those pictures they look like white wellingtons now. I remember having a pair of white snakeskin (probably fake) boots back in the 60's.

[retrocop]

Time for Specsavers methinks. I misread Boots

[Mamyalynne]

I had the crinkle patent stretch ones you pulled up (no zip) in red and black.

Great because they fitted my slim calves.

[murraymints]

pearl white lipstick from Boots Minors range... blue cream eyeshadow ....dogtooth check mini skirt...skinny rib sweater.. big dangly earrings...them were the days

[Tashi]

Oooh I want them, I luv boots, my nickname at work is Boots :-)

[237SJ]

I had one of those chain belts that hung down at the front. And a shaggy perm (circa 1978)

[Mamyalynne]

I still have 3 fabulous chain belts.

[murraymints]

chain belts..love beads...leather thongs for wrists..

[Prudie]

I got my bottom length straight hair cut into a shaggy perm too about 78, the first perm of many to come. My outrageous boots were more 70s, huge platforms in bright yellow.

[237SJ]

I don't know what it was about white shoes/boots but they always appealed. Likewise heels or wedges/platforms. Somehow, high heels were something to aspire to

[gness]

My worst experience with boots in the 60s was when I worked in a snazzy shoe shop next door to a fabulous clothes shop.
The clothes shop was having a fashion show...we provided the footwear and I was asked to be a model....I did look very 60s.
Backstage in bra and knickers I was given a maxi coat and top of thigh length patent boots to model...that was fine and I strutted my stuff until the lady with the microphone said....
Gness will now remove her coat to show you how high these fantastic boots are...... :-(

Never had the white boots but lots of knee length black ones...x

[237SJ]

I remember I persuaded my mum to let me have some platforms from Stead and Simpson. I don't know I managed to do that as my parents were quite conservative. It was in the summer of 1976. I was waiting at the bus stop with my Mum one day in the hot weather when I was wearing them and I passed out and cracked my head on the pavement. I had to go to hospital overnight with concussion. I`m sure I fell further due to the platforms.

[rowanwitch]

Who remembers the patent sock things you wore with shoes to make them look like boots. They came in black, white, or red.

[ubasses]

Also remember having a pair of over the knee blue suede boots. The zip on one of them kept catching and laddering my tights on the other leg.

[237SJ]

Over the knee boots have been very trendy for the last couple of years

[ethandron]

I had a pair of black suede over the knees ones which I wore with a white mohair polo neck mini dress, used to get white fluff all over the boots.
And a pair of black patent lace up boots, and a pair of those white ones mamy mentioned which collapsed when you took them off.

[Cloverjo]

They did come back in fashion recently. But only for a week or two. I saw a few fashion spreads featuring them, but they'll be way gone by now.

[237SJ]

Mohair, yes. I remember cheesecloth. I had cheesecloth blouse that tied at the front (circa 1975)

[Buenchico]

;-)