872 utenti della rete avevano questa curiosità: Spiegami: Why are shoes made so narrow to the point that it changes the bone structure of our foot? There had to be a benefit at some point so make them so narrow, right?
Tribal people who don't wear shoes have very wide feet compared to people who wear shoes. I saw a commercial for “natural” shoes talking about how narrow even athletic shoes or standard shoes are compared to theirs. They claim that this changes the bones structure of the foot and can cause issues. I understand why we wear shoes, but why did we make them so narrow to the point that it changes our foot? Is there a benefit?
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Pointed toed shoes were created for riding on horses. It is easier to put your shoe in the stirrup if the toe is pointed.
Heeled shoes were created for the same reason. The angle where the sole and heel meet helped keep your shoe in the stirrup.
Rich people rode horses, poor people did not. So shoes with pointed toes and heels were for rich people. So people wore them even if they were not riding a horse to appear rich enough to own a horse.
Modern clothes style for formal clothes was set in the 19th century. The actual style varies in detail, but basically men’s suits are based on 19th century military uniforms and women’s dresses and shoes are based on 19th century women’s fashion.
So women still wear shoes that are supposed to look like they are rich enough to ride a horse.
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Narrow pointed shoes were a sign of wealth as you can’t work the fields in pointed shoes. Early shoes were straight lasted (not left or right) and you had to wear them in to fit your feet.
As shoes became a mass produced people went for narrow shoes to show you were going to school/working indoors indicating you were at least middle class and not a farmer/factory worker.
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Benefit? They just had to be popular. Look at the tiny feet cultural tradition of China where women’s feet were bound to keep them tiny. The ‘benefit’ was getting a husband because no man wanted a big footed wife.