at9 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 The Museum of London has a series of large photos displayed in the foyer. These show members of staff dressed in various costumes from the museum's collection and placed in a setting from a different period. This photo shows a prosperous merchant from around 1750 with a car from the 1930s(?). Note the clearly visible heel. Apologies for lousy phone camera picture taken in relatively poor light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Histiletto Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Hopefully, from the 21st century, historians will also depict men wearing stilettos as part of the main fashion trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Sir Isaac Newton shown wearing modest heels. At about 30s into slide show. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8381425.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffer Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sir Isaac Newton shown wearing modest heels. At about 30s into slide show. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8381425.stm Well, that's one way to defy gravity ...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Heels were invented at the end of the 16rh century to stop feet from slipping through the new fangled iron stirrups. Up until then shoes were completely flat with no heel at all like ballet slippers. This new invention lead to a new fashion and heels for noblemen got higher and thinner each season though the technology to make stilettos was some way off. There are pictures of aristocrats wearing galoshes so that their heels won't sink into the ground. Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roniheels Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Hopefully, from the 21st century, historians will also depict men wearing stilettos as part of the main fashion trend. I'll go along with that. Many of us here are trying make that depiction a reality with our public heeling. only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn HH Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I can see the costume with the heels which is period correct. Maybe I'm missing something, but that costume doesn't fit with the year of car unless the owner is taking his old car to a costume ball for the night. Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 That was the idea. Taking the costume out of historical context to show how irrelevant the costume would be in any period other than its own. It's like Shakespear plays done with modern costumes and settings, Macbeth set in a political party headquarters, The Merchant Of Venice set on Wall Street and the Taming Of The Shrew set in a corporate headquarters... Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikepa Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hopefully, from the 21st century, historians will also depict men wearing stilettos as part of the main fashion trend. But hopefully, not merely as an historical anecdote, but as an ongoing fashion choice among men! Those who really care about us don't make a fuss about what we wear. Those who make a fuss about what we wear really don't care about us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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