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  2. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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    High heels are also sometimes marketed to children, and some schools encourage children to wear them. [6] 18% of injuries from wearing high heels were in children, and 4% in under-tens, in a 2002–2012 US survey. [6] A 2016 medical review on high-heeled shoes expressed concern about children's use of high heels. [6]

  3. Shoe - Wikipedia

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    A heel is the projection at the back of a shoe which rests below the heel bone. The shoe heel is used to improve the balance of the shoe, increase the height of the wearer, alter posture or other decorative purposes. Sometimes raised, the high heel is common to a form of shoe often worn by women, but sometimes by men too. See also stiletto heel.

  4. Stiletto heel - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. Mary Jane (shoe) - Wikipedia

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    Classic Mary Janes for children are typically made of black leather or patent leather and have one thin strap fastened with a buckle or button, a broad and rounded toe box, low heels, and thin outsoles. Among girls, Mary Janes are commonly worn with tights, pantyhose, socks, and a dress, or a skirt and blouse. Among boys (less common nowadays ...

  6. Footwear - Wikipedia

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    Beginning with the 1533 marriage of the 14-year-old Florentine Catherine de Medici to Prince Henry of France, [14] both male and female royalty and nobles began wearing high heels, giving rise to the expression "well heeled". [18] [19] This was done sometimes for display or appearance and sometimes as an aid to riding in stirrups.

  7. Shoe heel - Wikipedia

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    A heel is the projection at the back of a shoe which rests below the heel bone. The shoe heel is used to improve the balance of the shoe, increase the height of the wearer, alter posture or other decorative purposes. The heel and the sole come in contact with the ground. The geometry and material of the heel is an important factor in avoiding ...

  8. Heel - Wikipedia

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    The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg . Structure

  9. Slide (footwear) - Wikipedia

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    This pulls the Achilles tendon, potentially causing shin splints, heel and/or arch pain, [1] or tendinitis. Slides typically aren't designed with a front and back end, which forces the wearer's toes to grip harder to keep the footwear in place, causing foot pain, and with more frequent usage it could change the toe's natural shape and growth ...