A Fashion note by Daniella Price

The word Stiletto com= es from the word stylus meaning a pin or a stalk this first appeared in print in the New Statesmen magazine in 1959. The design of the stiletto originally came = from Kristin S Wagner but did not become popular until late 1950s The modern high heels attributed to Roger Vivier wh= ich became popular in 1950's. Stilettos heels known for erotic nature and a fet= ish item as the stiletto makes people appear to be have a slimmer leg taller a smaller foot and there for seem slender in appearance.
Altering the persons posture gait, flexing the calf muscles, and making the bust and buttocks more prominent; stiletto's associated with the image of t= he femme fatale. A new version of the stiletto heel was produced in 1974 by Manolo Blahnik who dubbed= his heel the needle. High heels became popular with punks and other fashion tri= bes in the 1970's.
The slender stiletto came back after 2000 adopted by young women dressing u= p at the office. High heels can be traced back many centuries worn by both men a= nd women even depicted in Egyptians murals on tombs and temples earliest recor= ded elevated shoe comes from Hellenic times although could have appeared centur= ies before but no evidence exist to confirm this. In 1500 European nobility wore heels to keep their feet in the stirrups. Becoming fashionable in the courts this continued until the French Revolution, then resurfaced in the 1970's. The official recorded of high heels in 1533 marri= age of Catherine de' Medici with the Duke of Orleans the high heels made in Florence, Italian high heels became the norm for lad= ies of the Duke's court in = France.