The magic of heels

I felt very proud yesterday, being able to walk on my new wedges an entire day. But my 15.5 cm heels are nothing compared to these 20 cm ones from Christian Louboutin. Louboutin got inspired by ballet shoes when he designed this pair of heels. Ofcourse no one is able to walk on shoes like these. While walking around at high heels, I often get questions, why girls torture themselves with uncomfortable shoes. Well, I've got some pretty good reasons.

People always say, that heels must be invented by men, to make a girls ass look prettier. That could really be true. Lots of men twist their necks when a girl in high heels walkes by. And well they're actually right. Your but looks prettier when you're wearing heels, your legs look longer and you're much more elegant. (Don't see the previous sentence as publicity for high heels because some girls are just not made for them)

When I was googling the history of heels I found an article that said that people really began wearing them around the year 1600. The nobility used to wear red heels to show their status and their nobility. Around 1650 fancy clothing became populair. Wealthy traders, who were often in France brought fashion as well as high heels with them. Ofcourse the poor started copying the heels.

On the left, shoes that the nobility used to wear and on the right heels from the 1650's.

After the revolution, the view on shoes changed. People started to dress more plain. High heels became outrageous and people didn't wear them anymore. From 1948 high fashion from Paris and Italy was from great influence. High heels became hot again and that didn't change anymore.

It doesn't matter that it's said that men invented heels, just because our asses would look better that way. We ourselves decide to wear them because we feel a lot prettier and confident that way. No matter how much they hurt, I'll continue to wear them.


Lots of love, Liselot