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Compare [[Zettai Ryouiki]] and [[Nice Shoes]] -- this is a subtrope of both. See [[Opera Gloves]] for the upper-limb equivalent.
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* Usami Masamune in ''[[Mayo Chiki (Anime)|Mayo Chiki]]''.
* Every ''[[Pretty Cure (Anime)|Pretty Cure]]'' series has at least one Cure wearing them, with the exception of the [[Futari wa Pretty Cure|the first]] [[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star|two continuities]], which instead used leg warmers for a similar effect.
** ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5 (Anime)|Yes Pretty Cure 5]]'': Cure Dream and Cure Rouge get these while Cure Lemonade gets standard [[Zettai Ryouiki]] and Cure Mint and Cure Aqua get normal boots.
** In [[The Movie]] the Dark Pretty Cure 5 [http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4964/toeimovie1darkprettycur.jpg all get this].
** ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure (Anime)|Fresh Pretty Cure]]'': Cure Peach and Cure Berry both get these, and the latter combines these with [[Zettai Ryouiki]], [http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/421/cureberry2.jpg making an awkward combination].
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* Yoko of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' sports a pair post-timeskip.
* Mai Valentine wore these while she was [[Brainwashed]] by Dartz during the Doma arc of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]''.
* Blue of ''[[
* Male example: Mukuro from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn (Manga)|Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' has worn these as part of certain outfits of his.
* Casca from ''[[Berserk (Manga)|Berserk]]''.
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** Psylocke (but not before [[Magic Plastic Surgery]]<ref> that involved acutal ''magic''</ref> had made her Asian).
* [[Shazam|Mary Marvel]], during ''[[Final Crisis]]'', [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3399613930_7dbd525e68_m.jpg wore boots like these].
* [[Lizard Folk|Alexandra]] in ''[[Dungeon the Early Years]]''. Used as an [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]] moment: During Hyacinthe's [[Heroic BSOD]] following {{spoiler|Alexandra (his mistress) killing his wife}}, he's shown to be {{spoiler|paying prostitutes to put on the same kinds of boots she wears, and yells her name when orgasming}}. Her response on learning this is [[Not So Stoic|to start crying]].
* ''[[Whatever Love Means (Comic Book)|Whatever Love Means]]'' play this trope for dark comedy, joking about how some filmmakers seem to be obsessed with having prostitutes wear such boots, incorrectly believing themselves to be radical when they put screentime focus on the boots.
* Umbra of the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]''.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* Avon from ''[[
* Kalinda from ''[[The Good Wife]]'' pretty much lives in them.
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