{"id":88064,"date":"2019-03-28T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivaglammagazine.com\/?p=88064"},"modified":"2019-03-20T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T00:08:09","slug":"your-questions-about-high-heels-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivaglammagazine.com\/your-questions-about-high-heels-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"All Your Questions About High Heels Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Did you know that the high heels worn today actually originated from men in Persia? That’s right! Men wore them first. But these days, most woman wear heels to lengthen their legs and tone out their figures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We love those gorgeous pumps, the stilettos that have us teetering as we walk down the street and somehow manage to save our ankles from turning when we come across uneven ground. In so many places in the world, wearing heels can be downright dangerous due to the fact that women have to walk around all day, getting stuck in cracks, falling into potholes or just simply having the earth swallow up our thin heels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They weren’t meant to be uncomfortable, though. In fact, they weren’t even meant for walking. And they certainly weren’t meant for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Originating in Persia where men on horseback were an essential part of warfare and needed to ensure their footwear would help them stay in the stirrups, Europe adopted the look to signify the status of men, particularly that of the aristocratic classes. What wasn’t expected was the adoption of the higher heel by the lower classes and then by women who decided they wanted to dress in a more masculine fashion come the 1630s. At this point, the heel had become unisex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The French court had a certain love for the high heels though, particularly the red soles that were trademarked by King Louis XIV as seen from a portrait in 1701. Somehow, however, time brought the heel for men down to a small height and then to nearly nothing, while women’s heels grew more feminine, less chunky and higher than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The practical became impractical but oh-so-loved. So how do we wear high heels<\/a>? These are some of the questions you may have about high-heel shoes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n