Why is the heel of the shoes high? Because of Louis XIV

High heels of the heel worn by. In modern times it is a symbolic item of female fashion, but there was a time when men also wore, especially Louis XIV is known as a favorite. Why was such a high heel shoe born, was it worn by Louis XIV?

The origin of high heels dates back to ancient Greece. The Greeks were wearing sandals with a stiff bottom, but wearing high heeled sandals to make them taller became popular.

"The Anger of Achilles" (part) depicting where Achilles attacks Agamemnon. You can see that you are wearing sandals as you look at that feet.


After this, few people wear high heels. However, even if the times change, the merit of "being able to show the taller" was attractive, so the high-class whore of Venice in the 16th century was wearing a high heel named "Chopin."

Chopin is still used today.


Just around the same time Europe's population has been increasing rapidly, maintenance of water supply and sewer can not keep up, people have dumped garbage out of the window. There was no toilet in each household, we used a pill, and when thorough it got thrown away from the window again.

It seems that the road was dirty like this in this way.

ByThomas Bertok

At that time, the women's clothing was hilarious and the skirt spread at the hem a lot, and if you walk outside as it is, the hem will get dirty. To prevent this, "high heels" was born in the beginning of the 17th century.


Louis XVII of King French incorporated this into his own fashion. Louis XIV who had about 160 cm in height and was concerned about the dignity as a king thought of wearing high heels to cover his low back. I also wear red high heels like this in portraits as well.


After this, high heels have established as one of female fashion, and have reached the present. On the way, there was a time when it was used for practical purposes, but it has been used as a fashionable item for a long time.

The fashion goes on and on and on and on ... that means he now has a heel of this height. If this heel, Louis XIV should surely have been satisfied.