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Calcagnetti (Chopine)- Correr Museum. A chopine is a type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Chopines were originally used as a patten, clog, or overshoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil. In Venice both courtesans and patrician women frequently wore chopines c. 1400 to 1700.
In modern use, however, the term is properly restricted to overshoes. In fact, medieval English also used the terms clogs and galoches alongside pattens but, if there were subtle differences intended, that is no longer clear and all medieval and early modern overshoes are now usually referred to as pattens for convenience.
Two Venetian Ladies is an oil on panel painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio. The painting, believed to be a quarter of the original work, was executed around 1490 and shows two unknown Venetian ladies. The top portion of the panel, called Hunting on the Lagoon is in the Getty Museum, and another matching panel is missing.
Modern reconstruction of a Venetian chopine from the 16th cent. By the early modern period , the development of better socks and less stiff hose allowed European footwear to become firmer and more durable.
The 19-year-old "Modern Family" star joined her fellow cast members at an ABC screening this week, and she was definitely ready for her closeup: Her ultra-revealing metallic mini bared not only ...
"La chopine était une chaussure vénitienne au XVIème siècle à semelle de bois et épais patin de liège dont on se servait dans la rue pour se protéger de la boue." Info on the venetian Chopine "Musée international de la chaussure" News article making reference to the Chopine being a Venetian style shoe.--
A modern style of dance called heels choreography or stiletto dance specializes in choreography that blends the styles of jazz, hip-hop, and burlesque with the fusion of vogue movements and is performed using stilettos or high heels. [58] Dancers such as Yanis Marshall specialize in dancing with high heels. [59]
The ideal standard of beauty for women in the Elizabethan era was to have light or naturally red hair, a pale complexion, and red cheeks and lips, drawing on the style of Queen Elizabeth. The goal was to look very "English," since the main enemy of England was Spain, and in Spain darker hair was dominant.