"When the soldier stood up in his stirrups, the heel
helped him to secure his stance so that he could shoot his bow and arrow more
effectively."
In the muddy, rutted streets of 17th Century Europe, these
new shoes had no utility value whatsoever - but that was the point. "One
of the best ways that status can be conveyed is through impracticality."
- Elizabeth Semmelhack of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto
quoted in this article.
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