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== Types == | == Types == | ||
* | * Angle heel – "the surface of the base of the heel is straight until reaching the waistline, and it looks like the shape of the Korean letter ¬" | ||
* Annabelle – 7-cm platform heel | |||
* Bar style – had jewelry or other decorative aspects to go along with [[flapper]] culture. | |||
* Continental heel – 7.5 mm, with the upper part of the chest of the heel spreading towards the center of the shoe. | * Continental heel – 7.5 mm, with the upper part of the chest of the heel spreading towards the center of the shoe. | ||
* | * Cromwell shoe – based on Oliver Cromwell with heel up to 170 mm (6.5 in). | ||
* Cuban heel – similar to the continental heel, but not curved, generally medium height | * [[Cuban heel]] – similar to the continental heel, but not curved, generally medium height | ||
* New Look in 1947 – a slim, elegant heel, newly created by putting steel in the heel. This enabled the heel to be skinny without snapping. | |||
* Pantaloon heel – "similar to pantaloon pants: the top lift part of the heel is spread out as it extends to the bottom part of the heel, and the waistline of the heel curves inward naturally." | * Pantaloon heel – "similar to pantaloon pants: the top lift part of the heel is spread out as it extends to the bottom part of the heel, and the waistline of the heel curves inward naturally." | ||
* Pinet heel – straight and skinny | * Pinet heel – straight and skinny | ||
* | * Setback heel – similar to the continental heel, but the surface of the back of the heel is straight, forming a right angle. | ||
* Stacked heel – usually layers of leather 5 mm thick stacked together and trimmed to match the shape of the heel. These are commonly known as block heels. | |||
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* Stiletto – tall, skinny heel; first mentioned in a newspaper in September 1953. | * Stiletto – tall, skinny heel; first mentioned in a newspaper in September 1953. | ||
* Wedges – popularized by Salvatore Ferragamo, who introduced this in the Italian market in the late 1930s. | * Wedges – popularized by Salvatore Ferragamo, who introduced this in the Italian market in the late 1930s. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:00, 14 April 2024
Types
- Angle heel – "the surface of the base of the heel is straight until reaching the waistline, and it looks like the shape of the Korean letter ¬"
- Annabelle – 7-cm platform heel
- Bar style – had jewelry or other decorative aspects to go along with flapper culture.
- Continental heel – 7.5 mm, with the upper part of the chest of the heel spreading towards the center of the shoe.
- Cromwell shoe – based on Oliver Cromwell with heel up to 170 mm (6.5 in).
- Cuban heel – similar to the continental heel, but not curved, generally medium height
- New Look in 1947 – a slim, elegant heel, newly created by putting steel in the heel. This enabled the heel to be skinny without snapping.
- Pantaloon heel – "similar to pantaloon pants: the top lift part of the heel is spread out as it extends to the bottom part of the heel, and the waistline of the heel curves inward naturally."
- Pinet heel – straight and skinny
- Setback heel – similar to the continental heel, but the surface of the back of the heel is straight, forming a right angle.
- Stacked heel – usually layers of leather 5 mm thick stacked together and trimmed to match the shape of the heel. These are commonly known as block heels.
- Stiletto – tall, skinny heel; first mentioned in a newspaper in September 1953.
- Wedges – popularized by Salvatore Ferragamo, who introduced this in the Italian market in the late 1930s.
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Heel_(shoe) ]
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