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High-heeled footwear Content Definition History Modern -Incredibly Creative High Heels Health problems What is the best to you Definition High-heeled footwear (often abridged as high heels or simply heels) is footwear that raises the heel of the wearer‘s foot significantly higher than the toes. High heels come in a wide variety of styles, and the heels are found in many different shapes, including stiletto(细跟）, pump (court shoe)（粗跟）, block（楔形跟）, tapered（钉型跟）, blade（槌型跟）, and wedge（刀型跟） . History Most of the lower class in ancient Egypt walked barefoot, but figures on murals壁画家 dating from 3500 B.C. depicted an early version of shoes worn mostly by the higher classes. Egyptian butchers also wore heels, to help them walk above the blood of dead beasts. In ancient Greece and Rome, platform sandals called kothorni, later known as buskins半高筒靴 In the Renaissance, shoes with high wood or cork soles木屐 that were popular particularly among actors who would wear shoes of different heights to indicate varying social status or importance of characters. In ancient Rome, sex trade was legal, and female prostitutes were readily identified by their high heels During the Middle Ages, both men and women would wear patten木鞋, or wooden soles, that were clearly a precursor 前兆 to the high heel. In the 15th century, chopines高底鞋, a type of platform shoes, were created in Turkey and were popular throughout Europe until the mid-17th century. Indeed, Chinese concubines妃子 and Turkish odalisques婢妾 wore high shoes, prompting scholars to speculate if heels were used not only for aesthetic美学的 reasons but also to prevent women from escaping the harem后宫. Incredibly Creative High Heels Health problems 1. It may cause the Achilles tendon 跟腱to shorten.When the foot slants forward, a much greater weight is transferred to the ball of the foot and the toes, increasing the likelihood of damage to the underlying soft tissue that supports the foot. 2. In many shoes, style dictates function, eit