High Heels
High-heeled footwear (often abbreviated as high heels or simply heels) is footwear that raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes. When both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts, as in a platform shoe,
it is technically not considered to be a high heel; however, there are
also high-heeled platform shoes. High heels tend to give the aesthetic
illusion of longer, more slender legs. High heels come in a wide
variety of styles, and the heels are found in many different shapes,
including stiletto, pump (court shoe), block, tapered, blade, and wedge.
According to high-fashion shoe websites like Jimmy Choo and Gucci,
a "low heel" is considered less than 2.5 inches (6.4 centimeters),
while heels between 2.5 and 3.5 inches (6.4 and 8.9 cm) are considered
"mid heels", and anything over that is considered a "high heel". The
apparel industry would appear to take a simpler view; the term "high
heels" covers heels ranging from 2 to 5 inches. Extremely high-heeled
shoes, such as those exceeding 6 inches, strictly speaking, are no
longer considered apparel but rather something akin to "jewelry for the
feet". They are worn for display or the enjoyment of the wearer.[1]
Although high heels are now usually worn only by girls and women,
there are shoe designs worn by both genders that have elevated heels,
including cowboy boots and Cuban heels. In previous ages, men also wore high heels.
In the ninth century, Persian horseback warriors actually wore an
extended heel made up for keeping feet from sliding out of stirrups.
This also kept riders still when they needed to stand up and shoot
arrows.
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