The history of the heel

Not only clothing is a reflection of the era, another important detail is shoes. Since its appearance, it has been more than a Millennium, so do not be surprised that all this time, women's and men's pairs of shoes have changed a huge number of times. Today, fashionistas like to complement your image chic pair of shoes with heels and can save on it for months. What's the origin story of the heel? When, where and why did it become part of the shoes? Not many people know that the heel previously served as decoration for a woman's legs, and was used for convenience by the ancient Egyptians. Thanks to shoes with heels it was much easier to navigate through plowing. But in Greece's shoes with heel used actors on performances in the theatres to increase the visual growth. Actors wore shoes with heels in order to portray the nobility on stage. In Greece, the heel was called a coward and the height it could be up to 10 centimeters. And the name " heel "is borrowed from the Turkic language, where it was pronounced as"kabluk". And in turn, it came to the Turkic language from Arabic. "Kab," that's what the Arabs called the heel.

Only in 1509 it is possible to find the first mention of a heel in the Russian sources. Used heels in Russia riders. These shoes helped the foot not to slip in the stirrup. Fashion trend, the heel gets in the Baroque era. And was worn shoes with heels men. The inventor of this element of men's shoes was a French officer. But soon shoes with heel has become actively enjoy the popularity have women. Venetian courtesans began to use it in their dresses, and then became popular heels and all the other women. At the time a heel had the shape of a cylinder, and this shoes called chopine. They were very uncomfortable and could not move without the help of servants of the woman on them. These shoes had a heel height from 15 to 42 centimeters. They even tried to ban the law, but fashionistas will not stop anything. Women in Turkey also wore heels, but only for a different purpose. Shoes with a heel was always dressed odalisques, so they didn't escape from the harem. In Japan the fashion was shoes geta. It remains in demand today, though originated in the second half of the eighth century. Geta defended hems kimono Japanese beauties from dirt. Heel height depended on the weather. In order to visually increase growth, heels began to wear only in 1533. With this goal began the first to use heels Catherine de Medici, who was not very tall. She wore heels to the wedding of Prince Dukes, thereby increasing your height by 5 inches. Later, heeled shoes became everyday for women at court. But increase its growth desired not only feminine gender, so some men, too, resorted to shoes with heel. Louis XV set a record in wearing heels. For he had made a pair with a heel of 10 cm. Mistress of Louis XV, the Marquis de Pompadour was also short in stature and wore heels, actively spreading them fashionable among women. Although it is assumed that in order to appear taller, heels began to wear Louis XIV. Now your attention is given a few small interesting historical facts: Some fashionistas went so far that they wore heels of such a height that they could walk on them only with sticks or with someone's help. Therefore, the emperors had to make laws that limit the height of the heels. Thanks to heels have become vary right and left shoes. Such division was necessary that shoes were steady and there was it only in the 17th century, before boots on a flat sole were made on one Shoe. Also, the height of heels for people of different classes was defined by law. The most high heels was General know. In the mid-17th century, the English Parliament signed a decree equated women with heels to witches, and witches, as you know, executed. These witch heels have charged that aroused the male instincts, which forced poor male gender to marry against his wishes.

Only in the 18th century men abandoned heels and they were worn only by women. This attribute is relevant to this day. Every age perfected heel for the convenience of women, for every century it spread its fashion. Next time you walk around the shops in search of pretty shoes with a heel, remember what evolution has undergone heel, before ending on your legs in the form to which you are accustomed.