Shopping | ES Best Home | Fashion | Shoes The Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard.
Read our privacy notice . Looking back to the Swinging Sixties or the 1970s ‘Me Decade’, the prevailing was that of miniskirts that could be confused for belts, suede skin-tight flares, starched denim, tassel-adorned sleeves and a pair or two of beaten-up, sky-high boots. From embroidered denim heels to reflective patent Gogo’s with matching dresses, these aforementioned boots may have differed from one pair to the next, but one thing was for sure, shoes had no place being any shorter than knee-high.
Any modern-day enthusiast of the unbeatably groovy era is bound to have a not-so-subtle obsession with this silhouette. With the adoration of vintage fashion showing no sign of slowing down, it was only a matter of time before contemporary brands got the memo and started dipping into archival designs to produce 21st century-approved nostalgic kicks. Yet there’s one particular, historical brand which has enjoyed a marvellous resurgence thanks to the current retro trend climate.
The US-born Frye Company was founded in 1863 and considers itself to be the oldest continually operated American shoe company in history. Despite the brand’s centuries-long existence, there’s no period during which their shoes were.