Cultural history of high heels

In ancient European cities, due to the lack of sewer system, feces poured into the streets. High heels are designed to prevent socks and trouser legs from getting dirty.

China/KLOC-During the Ming Dynasty in the 0/5th century, women's shoes were new products of the Ming Dynasty. There was an oblong heel 4 cm to 5 cm high at the back of the sole, which was wrapped in silk. The pointed crowned high-heeled shoes unearthed in Dingling, Beijing, are very beautifully made. Pointed shoes have been unearthed in Dingling, . They are 12cm long, 7cm long, 5cm wide and 4.5cm high.

High heels were invented by French court dressers in the16th century. Since then, the height and width of high-heeled shoes have changed from time to time, but the enthusiasm for high-heeled shoes has been enduring. Because "shoes share experiences with women, no matter which stage of your life you are in, whether you are obese or slim, shoes will always accompany you."

17th century: In fact, high-heeled shoes first appeared in the west, which is said to be convenient for people to tie their stirrups with their feet when riding. It was not until the end of 16 that high heels became a fashionable thing for nobles. It is said that in order to make his shoes look taller, more powerful, more confident and more authoritative, Louis XIV, who is short, asked the shoemaker to install a 4-inch heel for his shoes and paint the heel red to show his distinguished position.

In the18th century, high heels have become an important element of fashion for men and women. At this time, the high heels are 3 inches high, the shoes are quite slender, and the heels and soles are integrated. If you have the opportunity to walk in the streets of17th century, you will find that pedestrians on the streets are wearing the same style of shoes, because the shoe-making technology at that time can only create one style of high heels.

From the end of18th century, people began to try to make stilettos. Unfortunately, the support force is insufficient. Only the top of the heel is widened to connect the sole. By the end of the19th century, the height of high-heeled shoes gradually declined, and they were replaced by shoes with ribbons and bows.

Lovely MaryJane shoes were first introduced in the 20th century. This style has been popular for 50 years in the 20th century. At that time, the shoe-making technology was quite mature. At that time, it was popular to make shoes with different materials such as satin, silk and leather, and the styles were more diverse. The twenties-sandals combined with high heels

At that time, women's attitude towards clothing was more open and their moral standards were a little loose. Designers began to try to combine "naked" sandals with high heels to become elegant high-heeled sandals for dinner.

It is considered indecent to be barefoot in your thirties and forties.

With the success of open-toed high heels, open-toed shoes became popular. During this period, trend magazine once sneered at this brand-new shoe model, thinking that showing your toes in public is a sign of lack of accomplishment. Of course, in the face of women's desire for liberation, this statement soon became untenable.

From 1950s to 20th11year-the reform of high-heeled shoes

In the most important period in the history of high-heeled shoes, due to the limitation of shoemaking technology and materials, the heel of early high-heeled shoes can only be funnel-shaped, that is, the heel narrows from the sole and then expands to the bottom. Although the heel can develop straight in the later period, it still lacks the beauty of lines. It was not until the steel nail technology reformed the high-heeled shoes in the 1950s that designers could design tapered high-heeled shoes that appeared in women's love-hate relationship. Marilyn Monroe is famous for wearing metal stilettos designed by Salvatore Ferragamo. No wonder she once said, "Although I don't know who invented high heels first, all women should thank him. High heels are of great help to my career. "

The importance of high-heeled shoes for women lies in that a slovenly woman may wear sneakers and slippers, but a woman wearing high-heeled shoes is absolutely energetic. High-heeled shoes and stockings have changed the nature of hairdressing. Wearing high heels is as important to women as dusting your face. What we used to need to do from scratch is of great significance.

Does high heels have anything to do with sex appeal? Ma Nuoluo Branik, known as the "emperor of high heels", will tell you categorically: "Of course!" The Italian word for high heels is Stiletto, which is a dagger with a narrow blade. For women, high heels are like a sharp, sexy and deadly dagger, which makes women conquer men. In ancient China, high-heeled shoes showed strong male chauvinism from foot binding. When a man sees a woman with little feet tottering and even needs help from others, it satisfies the man's possessiveness of restraining women's actions.

In modern times, high heels are sexy endorsements of women. The heels are getting thinner and higher. Once you put on high-heeled shoes, your chest will naturally stand upright, the radian of your hips will become more compact, and you will visually enhance your femininity, showing a curve that is convex and backward, which is naturally feminine. However, this sexy femininity is only the exclusive patent of stilettos and pointed high heels. If you want to be sexy, you have to choose the right shoes.

Japanese women own 12.6 pairs of shoes per capita (excluding old shoes and outdated shoes that are rarely worn), ranking second only to French women in developed countries. However, according to a survey conducted by a shoe factory on more than 600 young women aged 25-37 in Tokyo and Osaka, as many as 80% of the respondents complained that although they own many shoes, most of them don't fit, and a quarter of them suffer from foot diseases such as toe deformation or inflammation. In view of this, a peculiar profession-shoe selector has emerged in Japanese shoe stores, large and small, and 1500 people across the country have obtained the "qualification certificate". The job of the shoe selector is to help customers choose the most suitable shoes according to their feet, sizes and overall temperament, and to provide customers with consulting services on shoes. A competent shoe selector should quickly and accurately calculate the shoe type and size by observing the customer's feet. However, sometimes, in order to choose a pair of satisfactory shoes for picky customers, the shoe selector may spend hours patiently. Japan Shoe Industry Research Institute has established a shoe selection and evaluation system. Generally speaking, it takes more than 3 years' work experience to obtain a junior professional title, and it is also necessary to master all kinds of knowledge about shoes, feet and foot diseases. The senior professional title examination is presided over by experts hired from Britain and France. The examination method is divided into written test and operation. It is said that less than 20% of the candidates can pass in the end, which shows that the difficulty is not small.

Pointed high heels became popular in the late 1980s. The most popular clothes for Japanese female college students at graduation ceremony are high-end brand-name fashion, skirts and trousers and brightly colored high heels. The trend of "returning to tradition" has swept the younger generation in Japan, so more and more female college students actually put on kimonos and slippers at the solemn graduation ceremony! In addition, in Japanese kindergartens, children (especially girls) wear sandals and clogs one after another according to regulations. At first, many children cried with pain in their soles, but in less than a week, everyone got used to it. Moreover, experiments have proved that people who wear sandals or clogs are not easy to catch a cold, get beriberi, become flat feet or get tired feet. Others humorously predicted that clogs would once again become the favorite shoes of fashionable Japanese women! The pursuit of beauty is human instinct, the pursuit of fashion, imitation of people they envy, but also the nature of many people. Since ancient times, it has been said that learning from the East is effective and learning from Handan is a toddler. When these noble high-heeled shoes were presented to the public, people were shocked by their beauty and charm. In order to meet the trend of women's liberation, some women with certain economic ability began to buy high heels to wear. Women who lack aristocratic material foundation will undoubtedly suffer in different degrees according to their living environment, but it is worthwhile to pay a little price for beauty and conquer men easily. This is the idea of non-aristocratic women who choose to wear high heels. Inspired by this idea, more and more women wear high heels, which has become a fashion.

High-heeled shoes are not only an external clothing choice, but also have their own language and culture. As a woman's choice of dress, high-heeled shoes reflect her connotation, her taste, her pursuit and her understanding of life. /kloc-A merchant in Venice in the 5th century married a beautiful and charming woman. Businessmen often go out to do business and worry that their wives will go out to have an affair, which is very distressing. One rainy day, he was walking in the street, with a lot of mud on his heels, and he walked very hard. Inspired by this, the businessman immediately asked someone to make a pair of high heels. Because Venice is a water city and boats are the main means of transportation, the businessman thinks that his wife can't walk on the springboard in high heels, so she can be trapped at home. Unexpectedly, his wife felt very novel when she put on these shoes. Accompanied by the servant, she got on and off the boat and played around. High heels make her more elegant. Everyone you meet by the roadside thinks that the posture of walking in high heels is too beautiful, and fashionable ladies are scrambling to follow suit, and high heels soon become popular.

On the other hand, King Louis XIV of France specially made high-heeled shoes in order to improve the height of the king. According to the time, he is short and belongs to "third-class disability".

(The legend that high heels were invented by Louis XIV should be unreliable. Louis XIV was born in 1638. In the oil painting "Hunting Map of Charles I" completed by Van Dyke in 1635, Charles I was already wearing high heels on his feet. )

The former is a beautiful casual expression; The latter is too vain and mixed with political factors, which can only damage the eyeball.

China's high-heeled shoes can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, and the high-heeled shoes unearthed in Dingling basically have a modern shape. In the Qing Dynasty, the bottom of the flowerpot worn by Manchu banners was higher than the midsole, so it could not be regarded as high heels in a strict sense.