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332 BCE
ANCIENT EGYPT
They started using high heel to religious ceremonies. These shoes were called kathorni. -
Jan 1, 625
MEDIEVAL PERSIA
the heels were used to riding activities. They were bright colors and made with strong materials. -
Jan 1, 1400
1400
The heels were called Chopines, these shoes were slightly-tilted. They were designed to keep the mud off. In japan the chopines were used to keep an expensive kimono far from the ground. In France they were forbidden because of frequent falls and several accidents. -
Jan 1, 1420
REINASSANCE
The high heel changed. Only higher social status women and men used to wear this type of shoes. -
Jan 1, 1500
1500
The heels started to be more fashionable so, they started selling them in the common market. -
Jan 1, 1501
16th century
European royalty wore high heels to look taller and larger. -
1600
The “rider´s heels” were invented to avoid rocks while combating or riding. The looked like today´s riding boots. -
BAROQUE
The high heels were back to the market and they were worn mostly by men -
1780
The King Louis XIV of France ordered that only nobility could wear high heels. -
FRENCH REVOLUTION
The high heels were removed from the market to forget old arictrocacy. People wanted to avoid th appearance of abundance. -
THE VICTORIAN ERA
In this era the heel was rediscovered with new sewing technology. To show sophistication, the heel was tinier than before. The heel started to be a erotic symbol and that´s why men stopped wearing high heels. -
WORLD WAR II
The high heel was a popular object and started to appear in the “pin up” photographies. -
1954
The first stilletto was invented in a Christian dior´s collection. Marilyn Monroe was a footwear pioneer using high heels in a very fashionable way -
1960-1970
Only worn by women. The most used were the lower heels. -
1980-1990
Higher heels returned. -
TODAY
There exist a lot of types of high heels: stilettos, kitten heels, wedege-heels. It is a glam symbol worn by women. It's all about making heels new, different and original. -
OPINION
The high heel has always been a fashion symbol showing elegance and glam. Today there are a lot types of heels for everybody and for me, this type of shoe shows feminity and it is a must-have in a girl´s closet. With the heels you can have many different looks, from sport to casual and from casual to elegant. t Today we are lucky to have different option of high heels and be able to wear it everywhere we go unlike before. -
GLOSSARY
High heels: shoes with high heels
Aristocracy: a privileged class of people usually of high birth; the nobility
Sewing: the act, method, or occupation of one that sews
Footwear: wearing apparel (as shoes or boots) for the feet -
