Our hunt for the perfect thigh high boots Part 2!

Our hunt continued for the perfect pair of Thigh High boots this week. As everyone knows, thigh high is the look for this season, and any shoe designer worth their salt is putting out a pair of long leather lovelies. After discovering that the majority of highstreet brands seemed to be designing for shapeless women, we decided to venture into the world of high fashion with a look at Agent Provocateur, Gucci and Prada amongst others.


Alas as could be expected the price tag of most of these boots turned our hunt more into a research mission (for you our discerning readers) as opposed to a shopping trip. With the, up to £1600, price tag came a host of curious design decisions. We can only suppose that if you're spending that much on a pair of boots, you want everyone to be able to tell them apart from the crowd and shrink in awe at your disposable income.


Why dear designers, can no one take the classic thigh boot design and turn it into something classy and sexy? It seems the choice at the moment is mostly between high fashion and high price tag, or back to the trashbag world of PVC street walkers for £50. We want an erotic tailored pair of boots made for a woman, fit in the bedroom as much as out for a night of fun.

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Firstly, we spied a pair at L.K Bennett, which Fanny wasn't, as a brand, that excited by as they always seemed a little 'mumsy' to her. However, their "Dillon" over the knee boots did look like they could hit the mark so we gave them a whirl.

These were rather nice and well cut with a zipper all the way up the inner leg. The seam around the ankle did give them an extended ankle boot look, but they did practically zip nearly all the way up on Fanny, so to their credit, with a little wear, they would have stretched to a comfortable fit. However, these were really just over-the-knee rather than thigh boots so they could have done with an extra inch or two on the top. They also looked, well, average, which with their £500 price tag, you would prefer to feel a bit chic rather than high-street.

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Of course, we were rather excited when Agent Provocateur released thigh boots with their most recent range and were in a bit of rush to try them on. So much so, that we were the first in the particular store to do so (even beating a certain Miss Winehouse, who was perusing the new collection with her entourage at the same time).

These were, as expected, rather great. The heel was sexy for a fuller style, and even though they were as cut as if they were a built up pair of high heels (a trend we aren't a fan of) they still were rather fetching. The split at the top meant they would have encased Fanny's thigh immediately, if not after a little wear, but alas we never got the chance to get the ankle to side zip done up. A little above average in the calf department (15-16 inches), there wasn't that much of a chance that they would ever fit. But, with a nearly £800 price tag, I think our bank accounts were grateful.

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Others we spied were the Azzedine Alaia's which look sweet in their press pic, but whose square toe, heel and ankle seem didn't melt our butter

Prada's were nice but Robin definitely wasn't a fan of the heel




And the Gucci ones, which appeared at the top of Part 1, were probably the most worthy high-end attempt for the season, but you know, we'll keep dreaming.

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Well well, who thought this would be quite so difficult? What do you suppose we should do? Give up? Keep hunting? Hmmmm.... perhaps you should give us your recommendations dear readers x