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For other uses, see High Heels (disambiguation). A pair of high-heeled shoes. High-heeled shoes, also known as high heels, are a type of shoe with an upward-angled sole. The heel in such shoes is raised above the ball of the foot. High heels cause the legs to appear longer, make the wearer appear taller, and accentuate the calf muscle.
A stiletto heel, or just stiletto, is a shoe with a long, thin, high heel. It is named after the stiletto dagger. Stiletto heels may vary in length from 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) to 25 cm (10 inches) or more if a platform sole is used, and are sometimes defined as having a diameter at the ground of less than 1 cm (slightly less than half an inch ...
Roger Henri Vivier (13 November 1907 – 2 October 1998) [1] was a French fashion designer who specialized in shoes. He is best known for creating the modern day stiletto heel and for placing a chrome-plated buckle on an elegant black pump, which became a must-have fashion statement for many celebrities and stars in the 50s and 60s.
A pair of pumps/court shoes with 12 cm (43⁄4 inches) stiletto heels. A high heel policy is a regulation or law about the wearing of high heels, which may be required or forbidden in different places and circumstances. Historically in the West high heels were associated with aristocrats for cosmetic reasons, to emphasize social status among an ...
Platform sandals with wooden sole. Platform boot, ankle length. Lucite platform shoes. Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with a thick sole, usually in the range of 5–10 cm (2–4 in). Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot.
A pair of red and animal skin high heeled mules. Mule is a style of shoe that has no back or constraint around the foot's heel. The English word mule —originally written moyle —comes from French, which was using it specifically for women's slippers with an open heel since at least 1556. [ 1 ] There, mules were bedroom slippers and not worn ...
Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function. Additionally, fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style ...
Pages in category "High-heeled footwear". The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . High-heeled shoe.