backyard. Under Louis XIV in France, wearing wigs and heels was not a feminine thing. On the contrary, in the court of the absolute monarch these were the symbols of power and masculinity par excellence.

A symbolic matter

Although it is known that the custom of wearing male heels originally began in Asia, as a support to orient horses when riding them, the practice soon reached Europe as a matter of ornamentation among those who belonged to the wealthiest classes in France.

Reaching into the upper circles of the power elite, high tops were implicitly understood as a ground clearance for those who ran the country. It was literally a way of showing, through clothing, that the male nobles were on a higher level than the rest of the population.

For this reason, Louis XIV not only wore heels, but also sported wigs that demonstrated the might of his empire. In addition to raising Versailles, he should dress to match his palace: the more elaborate and ornate the garments, the better.

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