In the late 1600s, high heels became a symbol of status and power among European nobility, particularly in France, where King Louis XIV was known for his extravagant red heels. Over time, heels ...

Louis XIV, an aficionado of high heels, made them a staple for the upper echelons. The “Louis heel,” a name synonymous with the French king, ...

In the 1670s, Louis XIV issued an edict that only members of his court were allowed to wear red heels. In theory, all anyone in French society had to do to check whether someone was in favour with ...

One painting in the exhibition show King Louis XIV of France wearing very high, red-heeled shoes. "Height and elevation has always had something to do with indicating class, privilege, power ...

Hyacinthe Rigaud, Portrait of Louis XIV (Wikimedia Commons) June 26, 2018. Share. Save. What could be more feminine than the high heel?

From kitten heels to platforms, high heels have been a staple accessory for centuries. Check out what the high heel trends were most popular the year you were born.

When Louis XIV wore heels, he was dressing like the pillar of normative aristocratic masculinity that he was. Louis XIV of France by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701. Wikimedia Commons ...

And the original red bottoms weren't Louis Vuittons but a different Louis altogether-- that's French King Louis XIV. He wore high heels with red paint on them in the 1670s and soon had all of his ...

A yellow silk heel from England, circa 1760-1765, with a 'Louis' heel, named for the style worn at the court of Louis XIV. (Wikimedia Commons) Heels in the French court at Versailles were an ...

From his early 20s until he was at least 63 years old, Louis XIV had his heels covered in red Morocco leather or painted that color. His subjects couldn’t get enough of the knockoffs, like these ...

FRANCE'S LOUIS XIV was a 'radical' king who drank 'champagne' as medicine and 'invented high heels', a historian has claimed. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.