Who invented high heels?

High heels were invented by King Louis XIV of France. High heels have become exclusive to women in modern times. A pair of beautiful high heels can add a lot of color to women, but few people know that high heels were originally used by men to ride horses. This custom has been popular in the Near East for centuries. /kloc-At the end of 0/6, Persian culture triggered a multi-element fashion trend in Europe, and high heels were one of them. /kloc-In the 0/7th century, King Louis XIV of France was very fond of high heels because of his short stature, and high heels came from this.

In China, there were high heels in the Zhou Dynasty. According to relevant records, more than 2,200 years ago, the etiquette shoes worn by women in the Zhou Dynasty were round-headed high-soled shoes. Let's call it "ancient high heels".

There is a poem in "New Ode to Yutai", which reads: "If you doubt, you will be afraid of the wind." It's very vivid. The "high heels" are quite high. Otherwise, the feet haven't been lifted. How can it look like climbing a step? This is 1500 years ago the shoes worn by women in the Liang Dynasty.

There were also "high heels" in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Mi Fei, a calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, recorded in the postscript of The Legacy of Tang Wende that Tang Changsun's shoes were "made of Dan Yu, decorated with gold leaves on the front and back, with long feet and three inches on the bottom." This kind of "high-heeled shoes" is more than three inches high and narrow. At that time, people gave this kind of shoes a poetic name, which means that the soles are slowly falling off, high and dangerous.