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Jan 1, 1533
The beginning of high heels (s. XV)
Historians tell that The first high heels proceed from The Hititans or The Egypts, they used to help them with movility and balance, also help with archery while they rided.
The high heels were the base to the riding boots. -
Oct 28, 1533
The first woman that used high heels
In her marry with King Enrique II, Catalina Médici wore high heels; since the marry in october 28 the europe women put on high heels of 13cm with walking sticks for helped her. -
Egyptian´s High heels
In 1580 the Egyptians wore heavy and big high heels -
Shoemaker
Nicholas Lestage (a shoemaker) made high heels for the King Luis XIV, He used it to appear tall. -
Enlightenment
The women must wore high heels for all importants events.
The stereotype of women include high heels, It used for aesthetic vision. -
Madame of Pompadour
She popularised the high heels with her name "Heels pompadour" and diferents types of styles; Also high heels were diferents between male and women, the high heels for men have a wide and square heel, and the high heels for women have a fine and circle heel. -
Stiletto heel
In 1760 Giacomo Piradenlli baron of Styletto created a shoes with a stiletto heel to help horsemen, but this style of heels popularise and it took on his name. -
High heels in Hollywood
In 1923 Salvatore Ferragamo showed the high heels into a movie in Hoollywood (The ten commandments), this event popurarised again the high heels. -
"The great depression" and World War II
Between "Great depression" and the Second World War the high heels transform into a low heels ´cause they didn´t have enough materials for it -
At present
Now a days the high heels are using only for women in her normal life and for diferents places (job, school, university, bar, shopping center,...), it have an aesthetic view, also have diferents styles, color and types like pumps, blocks, stiletto, boots of cowboy, among other things.
