The problem with thigh-high boots is, well…they’re sorta cliche. Enter Rick Owens’ thigh-high sneakers. Crafted in Italy from stretch calf-leather, the shoes hug the thigh with smug temerity. But the pièce de résistance is found below, where a rounded rubber sole brings much-needed punk sashay — which is probably why they’re called Ramones. Message: leave the stiletto heels for working girls and Helmut Newton photos.

$1975 – $2000 at Rick Owens stores and Sneakerboy, LN-CC, Farfetch, and Saks Fifth Avenue