A quote by Christopher Morley narrates, “High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead.” But is it really true? When the famous American Journalist and Novelist was recorded saying so, some people actually found logic in his words. And why wouldn’t they, after all he was a mathematics professor at Haverford College.
But to break the fairytale, the history of heeled sandals or high heels sandals is traced back to the Persian Era when men, yes men, used to wear them while riding horses. These elevated heels on their shoes used to give them grip on stirrups and restrained their foot from slipping forward, which saved them from falling off, especially during the battles. However, the first appearance of high heels was discovered through ancient Egyptian murals on tombs and temples.
Nevertheless, high heels got their fame from Catherine de' Medici and then Duke of Orleans, Henry II of France’s wedding in 1533 when she was first spotted wearing heels made in Florence for her wedding. Since then, Italian high heels became the norm for ladies of the Duke's court in France.
Although high heels were an instant hit, but they were only available to the privileged. It took four hundred and thirty seven years for them to get designed in various styles and be made available to all.
Today, the heels are basically divided into the following sections:
Stiletto Heels
Long, thin with a height from 2 inches to 10 inches, they make you look taller.
Kitten Heels
With height raging from 1.5 inches to 2 inches, they are most common on sandals. They add to the glamour without adding to the height, thus preferred by all women.
Cone Heels
These are round heels that are broader at the sole of the shoes and get narrower as they go down.
Prism Heels
Three sides of this type of heel form a triangle. But they are very rare nowadays.
Spool Heels
These are broader at the two ends and get narrower at the middle.
Wedge Heels
Not a single piece, but they run from the front of the sandals to back, are thicker at the heels and narrower at the toes.
Pumps Heels
With heels of minimum 2 inches, they are low cut front with pointed or rounded toes. These are considered to be dress shoes.
Sling Back Heels
Similar to pumps, they have 2 inches of heels, rounded or pointed toes and have a strap that crosses over the heel.
Platform Heels
They popularized the Lucite platform shoes which are a hybrid of platform soles and stiletto heels.
Sandals
Perfect choices for hot summer days that make you look great.
Now that you’ve read and understood what is probably a little more than what you anticipated, you now know that heels were not invented by the woman who got kissed on the forehead.
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