Like summer leather, thigh-high boots are another declaration of sartorial independence—as in, "I have people who put my shoes for me." Cool. Here, 30 examples of famous people presumably not having to deal with the mechanics of full-leg leather and which lace goes through which grommet.
1 of 30
Jada Pinkett Smith
Pray, on behalf of poor interns everywhere, that there was a zipper running up the back.
2 of 30
Katy Perry
And to think you had to watch a YouTube tutorial to lace up your new Supergas.
3 of 30
Rihanna
But, knowing Rihanna, she was probably like, "You're not doing it right," and took over halfway.
At least they've got a bit of ruching, so it's not like Saran-wrapping your legs.
16 of 30
Rita Ora
A comparatively manageable, knee-length pair.
17 of 30
Kim Kardashian
Versus a less reasonable, really tall one.
18 of 30
Kim Kardashian
Do you think they had to Windex these beforehand?
19 of 30
Rihanna
Gr8 pants too.
20 of 30
Gigi Hadid
OMG, this is so extra as a first (hard to change out of) or second (still hard to change out of for the the after-party) look.
21 of 30
Bella Hadid
Not so bad—until you think about the natural foot-swelling that goes on at the end of the night that makes you almost pull your leg out of its socket with all the tugging.