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which started out as a men's style
Popularity has only surged alongside the jeggings craze in Ugg boots  , and Banwart notes manufacturers are offering the boots in many colours, and heels range from flats to wedges. (Women worried they're too short for the tall boots should try a wedge, she suggests.)

Tall boots, which started out as a men's style in the 17th century with the cavalier look of "The Three Musketeers," were adopted by women in the 20th century, when hemlines began to rise, says Beth Dincuff, a UGG Bailey Button bootshistorian and faculty member at Parsons The New School for Design. The boots adorned space-age looks in the 1960s, hippie clothes in the '70s and New Romantics outfits in the '80s, she says.

They have a strong connection to the music world, sheathing the legs of megastars — and fashion influencers — Lady Gaga, Madonna, Rihanna and Prince. In June, trendsetter Victoria Beckham wore a short UGG Classic Tall with Atwood's towering black suede RZ boots, which have a chain up the back and 12-plus-centimetre heels.