Who invented the women's heels

 The appearance of the blueprints for modern heels belong to the late Middle Ages. European riders nailed to a special shoe blotches that helped them keep the foot in the stirrup. This invention had to taste townspeople, as the streets of medieval towns literally buried in the mud and filth. Men and women wore special shoes stilted, consisting of a high wooden soles with leather straps. In the circles of merchants and nobles widespread so-called chopine, representing the likeness of sandals on the platform. These shoes are made of wood or cork heel and had a height of 15 to 60 centimeters.

Over time, high-heeled shoes were worn even monarchs. It is believed that this fashion has introduced the famous Madame de Pompadour. Mistress of the French King Louis XVI was very undersized and heels helped her to "rise" in the eyes of the court.

The twentieth century was a time of revolutionary change and heel women's shoes in general. The first shoes with a sharp and thin heel was sewn in workshops Italian Salvatore Ferragamo in the early 50s. Their stiletto heels contained steel rod, so this shoe called the "Stiletto."

A couple of years this invention appeared in the collection of French designer Roger Vivier and many other famous designers. There is a story that Viviers in 1953 produced a unique pattern on the thin sandals with high heels, decorated with precious stones. They were intended for the coronation of the Queen of England. Many rich client ordered a similar shoe, thereby ensuring stiletto heels incredible popularity.

To achieve genuine world fame, studs had to become the central figure in a major scandal. This story takes place in 1960 in France. The government issued a decree which forbade the ladies to attend the country's national museums in hazardous carpet and parquet shoes heels. After this incident, the heels have a truly world-famous.