Functional and formal analysis of over- knee boots in 20th century fashion

People wear shoes to protect their feet and legs from all kind of external effects and to show their status in society. Its been discovered that mankind has been wearing boots for over 40.000 years. Over knee high boot models have been influenced by changes in the society together with fashion and art movements. In the 20th Century women have completed their outfit with an affective accessory which is a special type of over knee boots. These type of boots "as an accessory" generally took the attention of the legs of women showing their female sexuality. Especially the years during the sixties and the 2000's were the most popular years of the over knee boots. In the sixties mini skirts and futuristic fashion trends were leading and therefore over knee boots have been taken into lead by the fashion designers. In the 20th Century Maniatis Bottier, Beth Levine, Roger Vivier, Tom Ford, Manolo Blahnik and Sergio Rossi were the most famous designers of over knee boots. This century with the new developments in technology and fashion trends the types in over knee boots have been increased, heights of the shaft have extended till the waist while leather, synthetics and textile materials have been used . Present form types of over knee boots such as toe box, heel height or platforms supporting the sole of the boots are designed according to the fashion trends. In the practical terms of this study the designs of the over knee boots have been inspired by Istanbul's flower concept. The selected Istanbul flowers in this concept are : Tipton's weed, with its look of holes and shape of a pentacle, Judas flowers, as a symbol of nobility, Istanbul's Crocus, with its six flower petals, and in fuschsia color the pure Istanbul Lathyrus Undulatus, together with its nice scent Sea Daffodil in white colors. From each flower five pieces are used creating twenty five different designs over knee boots.