: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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Suki Waterhouse found three ways around the usual summer sandal Monday in New York, moving from pale knee-high sock boots in Midtown to python slingbacks in the Financial District and glossy black pumps in Battery Park City.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
At the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, Madonna performed in a metallic corset, shiny crown and black knee-highs.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Chunky knee-high boots have entered the chat.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
At the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, Madonna performed in a metallic corset, shiny crown and black knee-highs.
—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Chunky knee-high boots have entered the chat.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
—
Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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