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High heels lifestyle forums: The History of High Heels 1
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lindaannbound
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Fri, May 20, 2011 16:41:00
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The History of High Heels 1
By: Lily Caren Smith
The first "high heels" originated in Italy. Renaissance, popular men wearing "square head shoes," while the rich women, courtiers, prostitutes are popular imported from Turkey through a kind of "high-soled shoes." This "high-soled shoes," the first popular in 16th century Italy, it is characterized by a super-flat, high-end, high shoes or even up to 18 inches (about 45.72 cm). Basically, super high wear flat shoes so not suitable for walking, often need someone' help. In this case, making some people would like to improve the shortcomings of shoes: how to maintain a high level, but it will not be awkward. In 1533, when the 16th century, the petite Katherine Medici (later married the Duke of Orleans, that is, King Henry II) commissioned a cobbler to make her a pair a"E a"E transformation from high clogs, with fashion sense , and shoes make her tall stature. This pair of shoes and high-soled shoes different is that it followed the high above the toes, which were flat like some toes to below the heel, making foot showing the beautiful curved arc, which is "the first high heeled shoes."Medieval heels of pop culture is introduced in Italy, when Catherine Medici (1519 ~ 1589) and the Duke of Orleans (later King Henry II) married, and put into the high heels from Italy Europe's nobility, to make high heels in the French court in the fashionable men and women pop up, and the forces of wind spread to other countries, ruling and opposition of some kings and nobility. Whether male or female, they all follow the high-heeled shoes, high heels have become the representative of the aristocratic fashion, and later spread to other parts of Europe. Heel height was 15 to 42 cm, some even as high as 75 cm, so that the women wearing it must rely on crutches to walk, which formed a major feature at the time.
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Shoeboi
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Sat, May 21, 2011 23:47:50 |
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Thanks for the post. We all need to know our heel history.
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lindaannbound
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Mon, May 30, 2011 12:44:14 |
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your welcome
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