The history of women's high heel shoes

While some women see their lives the bane of high-heeled shoes most admired a pair of gorgeous high heels. In fact, some women have more than 200 of their wardrobe, to ensure that there is a pair for every occasion. Most women do not realize that many centuries ago the first human to wear high heels.

The first photos of the footwear of ancient tombs in Egypt, dating back as far as 4000 BC. In those days, the price of a fur coat to the feet, and sometimes people wearing sandals, woven rushes. It is said that the butcher's cheap casual shoes with high heels to keep their feet to clear the mess in their work.

Kothorni, or were introduced for the first time the actor of the the modern cork or platform shoes fashion in Rome in 200 BC. Also sometimes spelled defined Kothorni cothurni, to thick rubber-soled boot or thick-soled boots, knee-high leather or cloth, shoelaces by actors.Men wearing tragedy in Greece or Rome in the 17th century, still wearing high heels, rather than as a fashion statement, but for practical purposes. It helps them to keep their feet in the stirrups, riding their horses.

Worn on its 15th, 16th and 17th centuries chopines. As a 14-year-old girl, Catherine de Medici was considered modern and stylish high-heeled shoes, because in her wedding day, she wore 2-inch high heels in the 17th century. This pair of cheetah print lace up chunky heel bootie she appeared two inches high. The Mary Tudor dynasty began wearing high heels around the same time.

The 17th century is a busy century, when it comes to the development of the footwear industry. The chopines, 24-inch high version kothorni an appearance. The entire European women love chopines.

Louis XIV Louis heel is so popular, women and men of inspiration. Louis XIV, with a few pairs of 5-inch lace up ankle booties for women with heels, decorated with tiny battle scenes. Marie Antoinette is so fond of shoes, she spent their fate, which is reflected in the life of Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola film Manolo Blahnik, designed more than one hundred pairs.

See the heel is still lower than the 2nd century spanning 1850-1950. However, Marilyn Monroe and other screen siren the heels popular in the 1950s, this shoe heel high heels in Italy kitten is a miniature version of fashion by Audrey Hepburn.