Random Factoids - The History of Heels
Thought ya might like to know who to thank for painful feet, future bunions, and foot surgeries :)
- In the 1500's, the riding heel was a military invention to prevent the horseman's foot from slipping out of the stirrup.
- At about the same time, male French aristocrats made the heel "court" wear, which heels between three and four inches tall! This fashion eventually spread to the women of the court.
- By the late 1700's, the aristocrats stopped wearing heels - the French Revolution was around the corner, and being "well-heeled" could bring on the wrath of the populace.
- Late 1800's - the heel resurfaces almost exclusively among women.
- In the 1500's, the riding heel was a military invention to prevent the horseman's foot from slipping out of the stirrup.
- At about the same time, male French aristocrats made the heel "court" wear, which heels between three and four inches tall! This fashion eventually spread to the women of the court.
- By the late 1700's, the aristocrats stopped wearing heels - the French Revolution was around the corner, and being "well-heeled" could bring on the wrath of the populace.
- Late 1800's - the heel resurfaces almost exclusively among women.
posted by Aisling at 5:35 PM PERMALINK
2 Comments:
this information is useless!!! it is so stupid!
not only is it stupid, its also wrong.
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