Just some guy obsessed with women wearing boots. Here you'll find all sorts of mostly safe-for-work bootage. The emphasis is on booted women in the popular media.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
The Greatest Catherine
This portrait of Catherine The Great from 1762 is possibly the oldest surviving portrayal of a woman in thigh boots. Sadly, most filmed accounts of her life have been disappointing (boot-wise). The Scarlett Empress(1934), possibly the best known, features Marlene Dietrich as the Empress of all the Russias wearing a pair of tasseled calf-high boots more suited to a 1950's marching band. If memory serves, the missing and feared lost Great Catherine (1968) features a (bare) foot rubbing scene, but no boots of merit. Catherine Zeta Jones tried her hand at it in Catherine The Great (1995) and did manage to briefly wear a tolerable pair of cavalier boots(yes, I'm trying to track down a decent copy).
In my opinion, The Rise of Catherine The Great (1934) easily wins the bootiest prize. Star Elisabeth Bergner wears the ugliest wig (I hope it's a wig)in Christendom, but I really like her boots. There are a number of full body walking views and this copy I found is nice and sharp for an 80 year old movie. My edit is pretty tight and it still manages to run 3 minutes.
You're right, I had completly forgotten about Young Catherine (1991-thanks IMDB). If I'm not mistaken I now remember a brief close-up of her boot while she's stepping out of her carriage and a few scenes in uniform. There was a nagging feeling I was forgetting one, but nothing came up in searches.
Julia Ormond wore boots as Catherine the Great I believe
ReplyDeleteYou're right, I had completly forgotten about Young Catherine (1991-thanks IMDB). If I'm not mistaken I now remember a brief close-up of her boot while she's stepping out of her carriage and a few scenes in uniform. There was a nagging feeling I was forgetting one, but nothing came up in searches.
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