The word "heel" is borrowed from the Turkic "kabluk", which, in turn, comes from the Arabic "kab", which means "heel, heel".
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Step 1
When a woman in heels walks down the street, many men with bated breath accompany her with admiring glances. A woman wearing heels changes her gait: she seems to be pulling herself up internally, plus everything, due to the movement of the center of gravity of the body, she has to walk very small steps, which gives her gait grace and mystery. And, of course, a woman in heels looks taller, and, therefore, more graceful.
Step 2
However, it is believed that the modern heel dates back to the Baroque era. And men came up with it. According to one version, it was a French officer wearing boots - heavy high leather boots, an obligatory element of which is a stacked heel. He needed it so that while riding, the leg was better kept in the stirrup. According to another, the first heels appeared among the horsemen of the Golden Horde. And they were also needed for comfortable riding. Therefore, for a long time they remained an accessory of men's shoes.
The fashion for beautiful exotic chopins - shoes on a cylindrical platform - was introduced by Venetian courtesans. They could walk independently on a platform with a height of 15 to 42 cm only with the help of servants or fans. In 1430, the chopins were outlawed. But the prohibitions of the authorities could no longer contain the fashionable fad. Women wore shoes made of colored leather, brocade with curved heels with a pointed toe. They were decorated with bows, buckles, rosettes. Sometimes the heels were so high and thin that women could only walk on them with a stick.
Understandably, high heels were the privilege of nobility and royalty. Probably, the peasants were not very offended, but as experts say, it was not convenient to walk in such heels, because there were no instep supports. The heel entered the masses already in the 20th century, when designers of clothes and shoes began to release their collections, fashion shows and catwalks began to take place.
Step 3
Today it is impossible to imagine any wardrobe without high-heeled shoes. And modern designers compete with each other to create the most fantastic heels. Now, just like many years ago, women wear heels to visually lengthen their legs and emphasize their grace. The history of the fashion for heels has not yet been completed, it is still waiting for its enthusiastic admirers.
