The Theory Of Evolution Of High-Heeled Shoes

In fairy tale Cinderella, the two sisters were able to squeeze in different sizes.

At the expense of your toes, for short glory.

Why are women so obsessed with high heels? What changes have happened to the height of the soles from ancient times to the present?

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The fascination of fanaticism is hard to imagine.

Compared with other accessories, high-heeled shoes have almost the same practicality as clothes. Compared with clothes, the makeup of high-heeled shoes betrays the basic form of human body, and creates a new form of foot profile. This contour is still popular among people. Even the heel shoes designed by Antonio Beradi have made a false impression of "heel"; the amazing work of Jeremy Scott 90s "Body modification" fashion show -- a simple heel tied to the heel -- shows the mentality of women standing on tiptoe several centimeters in a very simple form.

No one knows who wants to put a wedge on the sole to make a shoe heel.

But the pioneer must be someone who complained about the living environment at that time.

High heeled shoes in early years are based on practicality, which is a careful consideration for low-lying water everywhere in the city.

After spreading widely throughout Europe, the nobles discovered another good use of heels: the groove formed between heels and soles is suitable for fixing the stirrup when riding.

Therefore, in those days, high-heeled shoes were actually more men's patents, and had not yet been given more pure aesthetic connotation.

The French king Louis Xiv led the high heels to a new stage.

The author William Makepeace Thackeray once had a slightly sarcastic interpretation of the Louis Xiv portrait of the current web. "This lean, shriveled, yet gaunt old man is only 158 centimeters tall, wearing a wig and wearing high heels, but reaching 182 centimeters..."

It turned out that the group of hair stylists and shoemaker came out of our worship king. "

Women at that time also wore high heels.

But their legs hide in a heavy long skirt.

By the middle of the eighteenth Century, men had completely abandoned their love for high heels, and thought that the display value of this thing was much higher than that of practical value.

While women continue to wear them to create a new era, although the generation of gorgeous Marie Antoinette has been ruled by law, the high-heeled shoes symbolizing luxury life have once been excluded and cold, but it quickly returned in the late nineteenth Century, and there was no sign of decline.

Roger Vivier, designed for Christian Dior in 1960, "Evening Slippers", is decorated with silk, metal, synthetic materials and glass.

After World War II, with the improvement of technological process, a slender metal or plastic shoe heel can withstand most of the weight of the wearer. Therefore, a high-heeled shoe named "Stiletto" has been popular under the promotion of Salvatore Ferragamo and Roger Vivier, and has continued to date, occupying the important position in the list of current charts.

Women's fascination with high-heeled shoes has also created the myth of modern trade: Jimmy Choo has become a mainstay of the luxury market in less than twenty years.

Since 70s, the heels of shoes have started to increase rapidly. In order to ensure that people can still walk, designers have to add the same heavy waterproof platform in front of them.

Such exaggerated shoes are difficult to handle by hands and skilled supermodels: in the Vivienne Westwood fashion show in 1993, model Naomi Campbell stumbled on a pair of sponge cake shoes with a heel of up to 25 centimeters, and ultimately failed to escape the fate of heavy falls, leaving a classic moment in the history of the time.

But in pursuit of dramatic effects, designers did not, or did not want to, realize that the fashion was unrealistic, so the models on the show fell down because of the instability of their heels.

Is it sexy or strong?

Sexy female artist Marilyn Monroe has been a loyal customer of Italy footwear master Salvatore Ferragamo in four and 50s.

The actress knows the importance of high-heeled shoes to maintain her image on the screen. There are even rumors that when she makes a pair of high heels to Ferragamo, she will specifically ask the shoemaker to make a heel of a pair of shoes in a short half inch, so that whether they walk or still take photos, they will become more swaying.

It is true that high heeled shoes change the posture of women directly: people who step in to maintain balance, their buttocks automatically arch, their chest circumference and shoulders extend to show a more attractive body curve. From the front view, high heeled shoes extend their leg lines and visually reduce their feet. When walking, their feet are deliberately slowed down, and the body has rhythmic ups and downs. In the eyes of the opposite sex, it is easy to understand that the sexual attractiveness of wearers will be promoted straight-line.

On the other hand, women who can't afford to wear shoes are not at the end of their power. This does not mean the price of shoes, but includes all aspects of the shoes that need to be paid: matching clothing, maintaining the extra effort of normal running on the heels. It is obvious that such shoes are not suitable for long walks, and the women who push them can afford a huge burden besides a pair of shoes.

Therefore, people call the hate sky high "limo heels". The implication is that there is a car ride instead of walking, and shoes no longer bear the responsibility of protecting feet and walking easily, but simply return to the status of decoration aesthetics.

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