{"id":3207,"date":"2019-08-07T17:55:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/?p=3207"},"modified":"2019-08-07T17:55:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T20:55:01","slug":"high-heels-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/2019\/08\/high-heels-history\/","title":{"rendered":"High Heels History"},"content":{"rendered":"

High Heels History<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n
Women\u2019s footwear with high elevation at the heel accounts for <\/span>almost 14 percent<\/span><\/a> of the value of the global <\/span>$250 billion shoe industry<\/span><\/a>. The shoes are a fixture at footwear trade shows around the world, including at this week\u2019s <\/span>New York Shoe Show<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n
But high heels actually began life as <\/span>a men\u2019s shoe<\/span><\/a>. One theory says they were designed to help mounted soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups. Persians, the stories go, brought the innovation to Europe in the 15th century.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n
Since then, the shoes have been associated with male aristocracy (17th century), witchcraft (18th), female sex appeal (19th on) \u2014 and back, foot and calf injuries and strain.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

High heels are a <\/span>cultural conundrum<\/span><\/a> for many women who recognize both their debilitating effects and their supposed allure. And they\u2019re <\/span>a statement piece among some gender-fluid folks<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n
They\u2019re also tools for activists. Mostly men compete in Madrid Pride\u2019s annual <\/span>high-heel race<\/span><\/a> (minimum height: 4 inches). And some U.S. cities host awareness-raising \u201c<\/span>Walk a Mile in My Shoes<\/span><\/a>\u201d high-heel events for men.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

High Heels History Women\u2019s footwear with high elevation at the heel accounts for almost 14 percent of the value of the global $250 billion shoe industry. The shoes are a fixture at footwear trade shows around the world, including at this week\u2019s New York Shoe Show. But high heels actually began life as a men\u2019s … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “High Heels History”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-inspirational"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peelbooks.com\/susanjoycejourneys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}