Go-go Boots

Go-Go boots were originally created in the 1960s with the intention that they should be used for wearing while dancing. The term is said to have been originated by Andr Courrges, who made a white, low-heeled boot, rising a bit above the ankles. The term is often used to define all types of fashion boots for women, usually knee-length boots worn with a miniskirt or dress. During the sixties and even today, Go-Go Boots are thought to be a form of female empowerment. Go-Go dancers often wear Go-Go boots.

Go-Go boots through the decades

1960s

  • The original Star Trek series had the female officers wearing regulation Go-Go boots with miniskirts.
  • Marisa Mell pranced around seductively in the 1960s film, wearing a miniskirt and boots.
  • The Irwin Allen produced television show, Land of the Giants, had booted female leads in Deanna Lund and Heather Young, with contrasting miniskirts.
  • Singer Jeannie C. Riley, whose 1968 "risqu" song "Harper Valley P.T.A." was a No. 1 hit record, was marketed as a sex symbol dressed in an evocative tight mini-skirt and Go-Go boots.

1970s

  • The second season of introduced the mysterious alien Maya, portrayed by Catherine Schell in a minidress and matching boots. This outfit was also the norm for series regular, Barbara Bain who portrayed Dr. Helena Russell, and female crewmembers.
  • A short-lived science-fiction series, Fantastic Journey featured an Atlantean portrayed by actress Katie Saylor, dressed in a black miniskirt and black knee-length boots assisting a team lost in the Bermuda Triangle.

1980s

  • The first season of would have the miniskirt and Go-Go boot combination for background female officers. In the pilot episode, "Encounter at Farpoint", Marina Sirtis' Deanna Troi would wear the outfit, with Denise Crosby's Tasha Yar wearing the outfit in the final scene of the episode. Marina Sirtis would don the outfit one more time for the final episode of the series All Good Things....

1990s

  • Elizabeth Hurley would wear grey metallic boots in the film with a matching miniskirt. In the same film, 'fembots' (women with 1960s hairdos, go-go boots, and hotpants), are introduced over Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'.

The 21st Century

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