WOMEN'S
SHOES, BOOTS/WEELINGTONS

Women’s ankle boots that we are happy to refer to today, struggled to gain appreciation of women living in the 19th and in early 20th century. The ever shorter dresses revealed unattractive space between the top edge of shoes and bottom edge of the dress. However, ankle boots gained on popularity among men, replacing the tall uppers squeezed underneath the trousers leg. The potential of ankle boots have not been perceived for long as a creative space, as the boots were supposed to serve a protective purpose only.