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The History of Women's Shoes
The heel was abandoned in women's fashion at the end of the eighteenth century, heels were out for 50 years. The cult of domesticity kept women indoors, and a lot of em were sick of it by the middle of the century - they wanted out. Another huge innovation in terms of the history of shoes is the invention of photography which allowed people to share their fashions more easily. And what do you think happens when men, particularly horny men, get their hands on cameras in the 18 fifties? Is it like earlyday opscurin? No, we're talking here about victorian pornographym plays an important part doesn't it? Elizabeth, it really does.