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He lifts us not only above the earth, but also in the eyes of others. Makes taller, slimmer, more feminine. And in return requires a correct gait and posture!
Perhaps the most mysterious character in the magic fashion theater is the heel. The scope of the dictionary definition is “heel under the boot or shoe” (V. Dahl) - are close to him. He is a thing in himself, with an unbending inner core and an enviable biography. Everyone's favorite:
● Red heels of the French kings - so that subjects clearly see their inaccessible height.
● Koturns of ancient hypocrites - so that the viewer, even from the last row of the amphitheater, can empathize with the high and the eternal.
● Castanets of flamenco dancers - this is what real Spanish passion sounds like.
● Voiced heels of all women of the world of the past and future, so that men fall in love at first sight and turn around.
However, at first heels were not fashionable, but a useful and convenient device. The first mention dates back to about 4000 BC. e. It turns out that in ancient Egypt, simple farmers wore shoes with heels, so it was more convenient to move around on loose soil.
In medieval Europe, the streets of which were buried in mud and sewage, stilt shoes were invented - high wooden soles with leather straps. They were tied to everyday shoes and called "clogs."And in the East, such shoes, kabkab, were worn in a bathhouse so as not to burn your legs. In the XIV century, when the whole upper world was fascinated by hunting and horse riding, so that shoes would not slip in the stirrup, the shoemakers began to thicken the sole under the heel. It was also a kind of heel. And since men mainly rode horses, they also began to wear the first high-heeled shoes. A century later, a heel 6–8 centimeters high appeared in ordinary men's shoes, as a rule, it was worn by aristocrats.
Women did not fail to take advantage of a wonderful invention. In the Renaissance, the beauties of Spain and Italy liked the tall wooden "plinths", the ancestors of the modern platform. True, walking on these stands was not easy. Sometimes the platform exceeded 70 centimeters! To move in such shoes, the lady needed the support of two maids. Leonardo da Vinci decided to help fashionistas. He developed a more comfortable design that resembles a modern heel of women's shoes. However, his invention was not appreciated at that time, and the mass distribution of the heels of his design in Europe began only after almost three centuries - in the XVII century. But the discovery of genius in 1533 took advantage of the young wife of the Duke of Orleans, Catherine de Medici. She ordered her high heel shoes to look taller. Following her, Maria Tudor wore a high heel. Aristocrats especially fell in love with such shoes: in it, the back seemed perfectly straight, and the posture seemed magnificent. In the Rococo era, shoes began to be decorated with lace, ribbons, stones and covered with expensive velvet.Depending on the fashion, heels were painted in different colors.
In 1680, shoes with such high and thin heels became fashionable that ladies could walk on them only with a cane. Despite the inconvenience, heel fashion soon became ubiquitous. Their height was now regulated by special decrees. And of course, the highest heels were the privilege of the nobility and members of the royal families. New inventions constantly appeared. So, at the beginning of the XVIII century created the French heel, or "pigeon paw." Concave inward, it visually reduced the distance between the toe of the shoe and the heel, making the leg visually smaller. However, after the French Revolution of 1789, the ladies had to forget about all these pleasant troubles and fashionable trends for almost 50 years. Europe embraced the idea of simplifying life. Doctors and philosophers suddenly opposed tight corsets and high-heeled shoes - and, strangely enough, fashion was defeated.
Only in the 19th century did the fashion for boots and high heel shoes return, and even the 20th century can even be called a triumph of shoe makers. After the Second World War, a hairpin appeared on the stage - a subtle, elegant, alluring symbol of female sexuality. Shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo nailed a loudly clanging metal heel onto this heel and offered a long steel rod-stylet as a support for the heel.
In the 70s, the high heel perfected Spanish designer Manolo Blahnikturning it into a new weapon of beauty. Then the stiletto heels were replaced by platforms, then the heels disappeared altogether, then they appeared again.Fashion designers now offer men stiletto shoes, decorate it and assure: this will help shorties not to complex next to supermodels.
Fashion designer and great skirt lover Marc Jacobs has long worn heels with pleasure. And Sir Elton John, Tom Cruise and Silvio Berlusconi choose low and inconspicuous heels - but only with them they feel confident. Nicolas Sarkozy is also always “on top”, and his wife, Carla Bruni, even puts on official ballet tricks so that the difference in height is not striking. But still I want to believe that high heels will remain our feminine strength and weakness, and that our men next to us without any tricks will be reliable and confident.
No red carpet can do without heels. Stars try to outdo each other with the originality of heel forms. But celebrities are still a hit with celebrities. They provide the maximum effect of slender legs.
Everything is in fashion. Thin, thick, high, low, heels, wineglasses and, of course, stilettos. Today, there is no framework for heels. Everything - material, color, shape, design - at the discretion of the "creator".
The decor of the heel and platform in the style of disco will allow you to shine at the party. An inlaid heel is a bold solution for an elegant look. An animal print on the heel is what you need for a fatal beauty. A contrasting combination of studs and fur underlines the sophistication of the look.
The article was published based on the materials of the magazine "Good advice" 12/2012. Text: Olga Kononova. Photo: BurdaStyle.ru
Material prepared by Julia Dekanova
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