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I've added in a picture of a pair of early 70s vinyl boots from a Swedish museum. While they ARE what a lot of people think of as go-go boots, I didn't make them the lead image as to me, a true go-go boot looks like this.

There IS this image which shows a "modern" go-go boot with kitten heel - but I don't see much about the modern go-go boot in the article, so I've not added it in (plus I'm not sure the ruching is QUITE go-go) but it's still a really good illustration of a modern go-go boot. Mabalu (talk) 01:52, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Also - blimey - this article is a bit of a mess. Really needs a heavy duty overhaul, tidy, resourcing and rewrite. I'll have to add it to the extensive list. Mabalu (talk) 01:59, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help. I agree with you on all points. Unfortunately most of the boot images on Commons lean toward fetish instead of fashion. It would be nice to get a free image like the Courreges boots. Valfontis (talk) 02:48, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

January 2015 rewrite

So I've done a major rewrite, referencing, and hatchet job. Some issues I want to raise:

We need a better, more credible reference for the claim that Golo Footwear invented the go-go boot in 1961. The previous citation is just to Harper's Bazaar, September 1962 - no article title, no author credited, no explanation - maybe just a picture of someone wearing boots that look like go-go boots, in which case such a claim might be original research. The claim is that "Golo Footwear, an American shoemaker, is generally credited with designing the first go-go boot in 1961" - but I can't find any "general credit" linking Golo to go-go boots in books/articles other than rehashes of the original Wikipedia article. If this is to be added back in, we need a really reliable source saying so, as so many RS credit it to Courreges, and unlike the miniskirt designer controversy, there don't appear to be many challenges to Courreges's claim.

The specific text relating to Golo, as removed, was:

Golo Footwear, an American shoemaker, is generally credited with designing the first go-go boot in 1961.<ref>''Harper's Bazaar'', September 1962</ref> This new look, however, was considered quite radical, and did not start to gain commercial success until photographer Bert Stern shot Barbra Streisand wearing them in the August 1965 issue of Vogue.<ref>''Vogue'', August 1965</ref><ref>MacSweeny, Eve (2001).''Nostalgia in Vogue''. Rizzoli.</ref>

"Shindig boots" was given as an alternative term, and I can't find evidence for this. Hullabaloo, yes, but shindig, no...

This article was used as a reference but it appears to be self-published by a dealer, and although it seems in good faith, I am not sure some of the claims are quite reliable. I believe the "garter boots" described are actually a Pierre Cardin design, not Saint Laurent, and almost all the refs to Laurent garter boots I've found are either copied from the Wikipedia article or the non-reliable Cool Old Stuff source. I'm removing for now, as I think super high styles such as this are just too far removed from what most people would consider go-go boots.

Anyway - I need to add more on the go-go boot post 1960s, but I think the article is now much more fit to be seen. Mabalu (talk) 14:47, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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No such thing as Black Go go boots

Go go boots are white, anything else are just boots. Please remove. Pookerella (talk) 02:52, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

PS, there were other rare colors, red, pink, yellow, white with some black, but never, ever black. Pookerella (talk) 03:41, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a definitive source saying they were never black? I don't really see anywhere that specifically states black was a colour for the boots, apart from the 1990s boots pic. As a note, I feel like I often see Nancy Sinatra's and her backing dancers' boots in her music video described as go-go, even though they are black with kitten heels and definitely not the usual go-go style. Mabalu (talk) 23:43, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]