Editing Boot (section)

===Fashion and fetish use===
[[File:Dr Martens, black, old.jpg|thumb|200px|A pair of "classic" black leather Doc Martens. While these boots were originally designed as workwear (they are resistant to petrol, alkaline chemicals and other substances), they were adopted as a fashion item by the [[skinhead]] and [[punk subculture]]s.]]
[[Bovver boot]]s, [[Doc Martens]] boots and [[army boots]] were adopted by [[skinhead]]s and [[punk fashion|punks]] as part of their typical dress and have migrated to more mainstream fashion, including women's wear.<ref name="DeMello2009">{{cite book|author=Margo DeMello|title=Feet and footwear: a cultural encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5QdKSxajwP0C&pg=PA65|access-date=29 January 2012|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-313-35714-5|pages=65–|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602195904/http://books.google.com/books?id=5QdKSxajwP0C&pg=PA65|archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> As a more rugged alternative to [[dress shoe]]s, [[dress boots]] may be worn (though these can be more formal than shoes). [[Fashion]]able boots for women may exhibit all the variations seen in other [[fashion footwear]]: tapered or spike [[Heel (shoe)|heels]], platform [[Sole (shoe)|soles]], pointed toes, [[zipper]] closures and the like. The popularity of boots as fashion footwear ebbs and flows. Singer [[Nancy Sinatra]] popularized the fad of women wearing boots in the late 1960s with her song "[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin']]". They were popular in the 1960s and 1970s (particularly knee-high boots), but diminished in popularity towards the end of the 20th century. In the 2010s, they experienced a resurgence in popularity, especially designs with a long bootleg.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}{{Vague|reason=In which location and culture?|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} Boot bolos, boot bracelets, boot straps, boot chains, and boot harnesses are used to decorate boots. Sandal boots also exist.

Boots have become the object of [[sexual attraction]] for some people and they have become a standard accessory in the [[BDSM]] scene (where leather, latex and PVC boots are favoured) and a fashion accessory in music videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/features/173135/kinky-boots-an-enduring-symbol-in-fetish-fashion|title=Kinky Boots: An Enduring Symbol in Fetish Fashion|author=Alex Henderson|date=Jan 8, 2014|work=XBIZ}}</ref> Knee- or thigh-high leather boots are worn by some strippers and [[pornography]] models and actresses. Boots have even become a [[sexual fetish]] for devotees known as [[boot fetishism|boot fetishists]] and [[foot fetishism|foot fetishists]].