the Most Famous Shoes in History and the Women Who Made Them Famous

The Most Famous Shoes in History and the Women Who Made Them Famous
By Kathy R Luman
A little known fact, the oldest known shoe from history was found on Otzi the Ice Man from 3300 BC when the archeologists dug him up. Of course they were worse for wear given the timeframe.
The Lotus shoe from China, which was only about 3 inches in length, were worn by Chinese women and achieved by binding their feet, ouch. This was supposed to be for their own good for fashion sake said the sadistic men of the time. Right.
How many of you have watched the Wizard of Oz? I guess the real question would be has anyone not watched it? In my lifetime I think it has probably been aired 4,560 times. OK, I'm not that old but they have beaten that old horse to death (or in this case the wicked old witch of the west). You already know what I am going to say next. The darling of the cinema, Dorothy (Judy Garland) donned those magical ruby slippers where all she had to do was click them to get from OZ back to Kansas. I wonder why she didn't just do that in the first place? I sure wish I had a pair of those. I would surely save on frequent flyer mileage. I'd be in Aruba in two clicks.
Marilyn Monroe could arguably been famous for her shoes but who knew? No one ever looked at Marilyn's feet because she was the epitome of sex. She oozed it out of her pores. Certainly none of the men noticed because they couldn't tear their eyes away from.....other glaringly obvious curves. Now, there was a woman I would have emulated had I been from that era. I don't think I could leave out Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy for their classy contributions to society and fashion of that period.
Let us now cruise to the sixties and seventies, yeah baby! Shag me! Remember Nancy Sinatra and her white knee-high 'go-go' boots? They were too cool. They were made for dancing.... and kicking. You know...like in her song. You just knew that Nancy wasn't going to put up with any crap.
Anyone remember the series Dallas? Those ladies of Texas sure knew how to dress to the nines! Just going to the grocery store they had to put on their full-length sequined dresses, furs, outrageous bold jewelry and rhinestone high heels. It must have been exhausting for those poor little rich women. It probably took them at least two hours to get all of that mousse sculpted into their hair-dos. Those were the days of the Bold and the Beautiful.
Now we're into the nineties and Sex in the City series is being aired on HBO. First it was the series, then the movies followed. Carrie Bradshaw and her gaggle of ladies in tow were all kicking it with the high stilettos and pumps that are famous today, they paved the road for the high-stepping ladies of today.
We are women, hear us roar (or meow). This has been my version of walking down the memory lane of famous shoes of history. You may have your own versions and I welcome that. At least we can be assured that high heels will never go out of style as long as there are plenty of 'leg' men out there!
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