Why do women wear high heels, when did this begin?

Question

Just wondered how this came about, why is it women who wear them and not men. And why do women wear them when they are so uncomfortable? Is it just to be taller? Some women are already tall so whats the point?

Answer 1

I'm not too sure on the origin, but I can tell you why they are popular:

A)  They make you taller, and try walking in heels without naturally swaying your booty when you walk.  Next time you're wearing them, or notice a girl who is, pay attention to any men in close proximity.  You might be surprised as to how much gawking the shoes generate.

B)  They create killer S curves, one at the heel, again at the back of the knee, and the small of the back.  A triple threat to men.  Many girls don't even know what pumps actually do for your s*x appeal.

Answer 2

they make me feel sexier. i used to loathe them, but i had to start wearing them to work. now i love them.

Answer 3

Because it makes you ladies look hot and s**y.  

Answer 4

so you can look prettier and sexier. It's not suitable for men.  

Answer 5

Women started wearing them because it supposedly made their legs look nicer to attract men. Not sure when it started, they do make your calves look better!

Answer 6

it makes your legs look longer and sexier

Answer 7

They make you look more s**y because they emphasis just how long and desirable your legs really are.They make you walk with an even more provocative wiggle.

When I know look more desirable I feel even more s**y which is great for me and my guy says even better for him.

Answer 8

i wear heels because i think they look s**y and they make my figure look nicer my legs look better and my butt is more pert. i dont know when they came about probably when fashion was invented but they hurt like h**l so i think we should ban them lol

Answer 9

no because it is better in s*x

Answer 10

Make their fat stumpy legs look longer.

Answer 11

Makes them taller   ,  more elegant,  longer looking legs  s**y    .. All part of the total image portrayed    ,Comfort is a thing that matters more at an older age,    

Answer 12

bacuse they mak you look taller, n they have been around for cages

Answer 13

men used to wear them too, have you never watched amadeus? because they make you walk with a wiggle and you feel s**y. and if a guy pisses you off you can step on him with them.  

Answer 14

I wear them occasionally because i'm only 5 foot 1" & it hurts my neck constantly looking up at others lol!!

I dont find them overly uncomfortable because of "party feet" and so on but i do much prefere trainers, heels are just for more formal occasions

Answer 15

it makes their legs look more slender,

we don;t want men to have slender legs

we want muslcue legs, lol,

x*x

Answer 16

Raised up heels are stated to have been a response to the problem of the foot slipping forward in stirrups while riding. The simple riding heel gave way to a more stylized heel over its first three decades.

Reasons for wearing high-heels, which are almost exclusively aesthetic, include:

they change the angle of the foot with respect to the lower leg, which accentuates the appearance of calves

they change the wearer's posture, requiring a more upright carriage and altering the gait in what is considered a seductive fashion

they make the wearer appear taller

they make the legs appear longer

they make the foot appear smaller

they make the gluteal muscles more defined while wearing tight pants

they make the wearer look flexibly strong.  

Answer 17

Manybe it was to make us look taller and of course most importanly to reach tall matcho men lol!!:)

Answer 18

It's a self-induced torture device.  I don't know why we do it.  It does make your legs look nice, but at the price of aching and sometimes deforming your feet, and back trouble later on.

Oh the things we do for beauty!!

Answer 19

The simple riding heel gave way to a more stylized heel over its first three decades. Beginning with the French, heel heights among men crept up, often becoming higher and thinner, until they were no longer useful while riding, but were relegated to "court-only" wear. By the late 1600s men's heels were commonly between three and four inches in height.

In 1533, the diminutive wife of the Duke of Orleans, Catherine de' Medici, commissioned a cobbler to fashion her a pair of heels, both for fashion, and to increase her stature. They were an adaptation of chopines (elevated wooden soles with both heel and toe raised not unlike modern platform shoes), but unlike chopines the heel was higher than the toe and the "platform" was made to bend in the middle with the foot.

High-heeled shoes quickly caught on with the fashion-conscious men and women of the French court, and spread to pockets of nobility in other countries. The term "well-heeled" became synonymous with opulent wealth. Both men and women continued wearing heels as a matter of noble fashion throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. When the French Revolution drew near, in the late 1700s, the practice of wearing heels fell into decline in France due to its associations with wealth and aristocracy. Throughout most of the 1800s, flat shoes and sandals were usual for both sexes, but the heel resurfaced in fashion during the late 1800s, almost exclusively among women.

I hope it helps!

Answer 20

make ya feel more confidenct cause the higher they are the less ya legs look huge! and makes midgets taller!

Answer 21

they wear them because it looks good, feels s**y and the men like them.

they make a woman more feminine, make her walk with more of a pronounced gait and have a bit of style.

mind you, i'm a geezer so i'm biased