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A recent post on how a #Ukrainian low cost flight replaced #highheels with sneakers highlighting comfort as priority got me a bit curious to dig out some fun- facts to learn more about the historical account of ‘high heel’ which has always been predominantly associated more with females than males in contemporary times. Ofcourse, heels is a long and complicated source of feminist debate. Feminine, power, poised, professional, stylish, elegant are some of the superlatives used more metaphorically to highlight high heel relationship with women which are far above from the idea of desire to look taller and not confined to a specific gender and not exclusive to women alone.
According to some websites, Women did not begin wearing heels until the mid-1500’s and wore only platform shoes.
The first recorded high heel on a woman was worn by Catherine de Medici.King Louis XIV re-popularized the high heel during his reign in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s who was known to wear red heeled shoes, a design feature now most well associated with and trademarked by Christian Louboutin shoes. It is believed that back in time, Men wore high heels around this time not only as a wealth and status symbol but also to feel more powerful. With the evolution of fashion industry and trends, the purpose to wear heels also changed. It is believed that in 1700’s, women in some societies wore heels to make their feet look smaller.
It is said that World war ii made a massive impact on heels trends.

Unfortunately, wearing high heels can cause damage to one’s body in the long run is the fact known to all by now, despite it, the high heel trend has never been on decline for either gender, though the industry has undergone innumerable experiments to keep the side effects of wearing high heels at bay and by integrating the greater factor of comfort and convenience as fashion is incomplete without the element of comfort, Isn’t it guys?