Add that to the list of why gender-specific dressing is BS.
, on view through August 13. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the exhibition "explores the creativity, cultural significance and transformative power of shoes,” according to the SCAD museum’s website. Over 200 pairs of shoes — from ancient Egyptian slippers to modern— are on display and are lenses through which historical social, political, and cultural revolutions can be viewed and understood. Which brings us back to the high heel.
The origin of high-heels can be traced back to 15th century Persia when soldiers wore them to help secure their feet in stirrups. Persian migrants brought the shoe trend to Europe, where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable.Bata Shoe Museum The pedestal-like chopine of the late 15th to the early 17th centuries transformed the upper-class European woman into a towering figure. Especially popular in Venice, the shoes were so exceptionally high — sometimes up to 54 cm — that maids were used as crutches. Chopines were completely hidden under skirts. The higher the footwear, the more cloth was required for the dress, another indication of status.
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