#High Heels History

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The High-Heeled Hustle: A (Not So) Serious History of High Heels

Ah, high heels. A timeless symbol of fashion, power, and pain. Whether you’re strutting down the runway or hobbling to catch the bus, high heels have been elevating humans—literally and figuratively—for centuries. But how did we end up in a world where teetering on two-inch spikes is considered chic? And more importantly, how did this fashion statement become a multibillion-dollar…

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Creative designs of high heels

Heels with interchangeable tops: Design heels with removable tops that can be swapped out for different looks. These tops could be made of different materials, textures, or patterns, allowing wearers to customize their shoes to match their outfit. Light-up heels: Create high heels with LED lights embedded in the heels. The lights could be programmed to change colors, pulse to the beat of music,…

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A Young Person's Introduction to Early 20th-Century Western Fashion

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General information Dotschkal, Janna. "1920's." FOUND. October 21, 2016. English Heritage. "Fashion Through History: Episode 3 – 1930s." YouTube. April 16, 2023. Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of Standardized Sizes in Womens Fashion and Why They FAILED." YouTube. May 16, 2021. Vintagebursche. "100 Years of Classic Menswear - and what we can learn from each decade." YouTube. February 29, 2020. Zebrowska, Karolina. "1920s Fashion Is Not What You Think It Is." YouTube. May 20, 2018.

Accessories Cox, Abby. "Flappers, Y2K, & Capitalism are Why Women "Don't" Have Pockets." YouTube. January 12, 2023. Cox, Abby. "The Disappointing Truth On Why We Don't Wear Hats Anymore..." YouTube. December 18, 2022. Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of the Iconic Cloche Hat: Making 1920s Fashion." YouTube. September 18, 2022. Rudolph, Nicole. "When Hats were Illegal: Sewing a Goth Edwardian Hat." YouTube. February 21, 2021. Sheehan, Sarah. "Neo-Egyptomania." PatternVault. December 31, 2022. Zebrowska, Karolina. "Why Did We Stop Wearing Hats?" YouTube. April 28, 2020.

Cosmetics Banner, Bernadette. "Making and Testing a Victorian Skincare Routine." YouTube. April 8, 2023. English Heritage. "1930s Makeup Tutorial | History Inspired | Feat. Amber Butchart and Rebecca Butterworth." YouTube. December 18, 2018. Holland, Evangeline. "On How to Be Lovely." Edwardian Promenade. April 15, 2010. Rudolph, Nicole. "The Controversial History of Color Season Analysis." YouTube. November 4, 2023.

Fabrics Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of Elastic." YouTube. July 4, 2021. Rudolph, Nicole. "Wearing Overalls to Boycott Fashion Greedflation? Weird History of 1920." YouTube. March 16, 2024.

Gowns and formal wear Banner, Bernadette. "I Redesigned Mary Poppins' Jolly Holiday Dress Based on REAL Edwardian Lingerie Gowns." YouTube. February 20, 2021. Banner, Bernadette. "I Remade Mary Poppins’ Dress to be Actually Edwardian." YouTube. July 9, 2022. Cox, Abby. "Alexander McQueen & the Patriarchy Problem in Modern Fashion." YouTube. October 20, 2023. Cox, Abby. "What Makes a Gown Haute Couture (like House of Worth) in Victorian and Edwardian Eras?" YouTube. September 19, 2021. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "An Edwardian Woman's Fashion Evolution." YouTube. June 4, 2022. Oakes, Leimomi. "Terminology: what is a lingerie dress or lingerie frock? (and blouse, and skirt)." The Dreamstress. July 21, 2018. Rudolph, Nicole. "Stop Idolizing Coco Chanel: a shocking history of theft." YouTube. January 13, 2024. Rudolph, Nicole. "The Truth about the Fringed Flapper: Making 1920s Evening Dresses." YouTube. November 6, 2022. Vintagebursche. "1920s Theme Party - How to dress." YouTube. December 9, 2023. Zebrowska, Karolina. "1920s Fashion Encyclopedia, Pt 1: Daywear." YouTube. November 27, 2019.

Hair care and styling Banner, Bernadette. "I Tried Following a Real Edwardian Hair Care Routine." YouTube. May 12, 2020. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "Getting Dressed in the Edwardian Era / Gibson Girl Hairstyle Tutorial." YouTube. June 12, 2020. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "Titanic-era Hair Tutorial // Getting Dressed in the 1910's." YouTube.September 4, 2020. SnappyDragon. "Historical hair myths debunked : How often should you wash your hair—daily shampoo or no shampoo?" YouTube. August 12, 2022. Zebrowska, Karolina. "Weird Edwardian Beauty Tips." YouTube. February 11, 2017.

Laundry and starching Banner, Bernadette. "Ok but how did the Edwardians WASH these dresses?" YouTube. August 3, 2022.

Outerwear Cox, Abby. "Athleisure: Destroying Fashion & the Environment." YouTube. January 18, 2024. Rudolph, Nicole. "150 years of Masc Women causing a Moral Panic." YouTube. June 17, 2023. Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of Jeans, T-shirts, and Hoodies: Time Travel 101." YouTube. March 20, 2022. Zebrowska, Karolina. "SPRING/SUMMER FASHION TRENDS REVIEW but it's 1936 (ft. original fabric samples!)." YouTube. April 22, 2022.

Shoes Rudolph, Nicole. "I Made Witchy Edwardian Shoes by Hand!" YouTube. March 14, 2021. Rudolph, Nicole. "Making 100 year old Comfy Slippers: Free Pattern!" YouTube. December 30, 2023. Rudolph, Nicole. "The Myth of Tiny Feet "Back Then"." YouTube. September 26, 2021. Rudolph, Nicole. "The True History of Stiletto Heels : the battle between Ferragamo and Dior." YouTube. August 26, 2023. Zebrowska, Karolina. "Why Is No One Talking About 1930s Shoes?" YouTube. September 15, 2020.

Undergarments Banner, Bernadette. "1903 Patented Bustle Pad Reconstruction." YouTube. June 8, 2019. Banner, Bernadette. "Achieving That Classic Edwardian Shape: Reconstructing a 1902 Bust Bodice." YouTube. April 16, 2020. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "So What are Guimpes Anyway? // Examining Antique Edwardian Guimpes." YouTube. August 21, 2020. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "They Wore Corsets in the 1920's?!" YouTube. January 29, 2022. Rudolph, Nicole. "Did Brassieres End the Corset?" YouTube. February 28, 2021. Rudolph, Nicole. "Dressing in Edwardian Clothing: Undergarments and Layers of 1907." YouTube. November 1, 2020. Rudolph, Nicole. "How Flappers got their Figure: the 1920s Silhouette." YouTube. July 10, 2022. SnappyDragon. "How pin-up photos fooled dress history : the making and marketing of lingerie pictures." YouTube. April 1, 2023.

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The Graphic, England, February 26, 1927

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Just popping in to say I spent years thinking my depression had overcome the maximum meds dosage then I got a look at my "normal, fine" ferritin test results and they were not normal or fine. 20mg iron bisglycinate a day and 40mg when I'm menstruating feels like finally waking up.

I studied (UK) economic and social history with a focus on women's history and urban poverty. Working-class women in the Victorian and Edwardian periods had terrible diets. Both quantity and quality were much lower than now. They ate less meat than we do and when they had it the order of priority went: 1) husband, breadwinner, manual labourer 2) children 3) mother gets whatever's left over. Their only option for stopping their periods was pregnancy, which is not exactly easy on the body or free from blood loss. And they worked constantly, on top of housekeeping and child-rearing - even the ones who didn't have regular industrial work had multiple side-hustles - so they were exhausted and needed far more nutrients than they were getting.

They were all anaemic all the damn time. They WERE pale and sickly and they did actually need Dr William's Pink Pills For Pale People/Guinness and Bovril/raw liver. I mean they actually needed economic and gender liberation, but failing that, iron and B12 supplements were a good start.

There was a TikTok post about an advertisement for “blood-making pills for weak women” someone found in a newspaper from the 1890s and everybody seemed to think it was just an example of the weird misogyny of the day and age but no. Anemia was a massive public health concern. It always has been through history but part of the reason we have this idea of old timey women thought history being physical weak, chronically cold and pale and fainting is because they often they were. Anemia was also a massive problem for men in that day but even now it disproportionally affects people who menstruate. So tonics full of stimulants and “healthful vitamins” were marketed at young women in pages upon pages of advertisements in every newspaper. People generally felt like shit all the time back then.

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The surprising history of high heels: a deep dive

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If I could change one inconsequential thing in history, that would have the least effect on the world?

I would hunt down the idiot who first figured out heels make the calf look slimmer and accent the butt. Also, maybe the imbecile behind bras, but that might have more historical significance. Then I'm heading for the sartorially demented masochists who invented stays, corsets, girdles, shapeware, and perhaps the pantihose guy, too.

And we all know it was men. Woman can be vicious to each other, yes. Men, however, feel the need to diminish and control women. So yeah. None of those torture devices were made by women.

I've been watching Versailles, which is why it was in my head. I have a feeling that a large number of these contraptions were also French. The bra definitely was. Many fashion trends do tend to come from France. If they are looking for inspiration l have seen some of their writing.

Okay, maybe I was also watching Quills. It took forever to find a copy. Amazingly? Library. Great Movie. Marquis DeSade.

But it make me understand Madness, fashion and France a little bit more...

*Note: I don't hate the French. Just the extremes women are subject to in the name of fashion and Paris is one of the Fashion Capitals of the World and has been since the 16th century.

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High Heels

One interesting fact about high heels is that, while worn almost exclusively by women today, they were originally worn by men, men in Persia (now Iran), actually, and Frenchmen imitated them, but somewhere along the line, French women started wearing them, and French men stopped.

Louis XIV was an example of how aristocratic Frenchmen were utterly confident in their masculinity, able to accept the finer things without questioning themselves or one another. He wore high heels and danced ballet, and also, of course, was a "ladies' man". Perhaps some of those ladies borrowed his shoes:

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Modern burlesque performer Vicky Butterfly, actually!

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