Styles that Stick: High-heel pumps
Filed under: Accessories, Shoes, Vintage and Retro
A girl can never have too many pairs of shoes. Some may argue with that logic, but it's true. Shoes can make a dull outfit exciting; they can entice the opposite sex, and they can make the same sex extremely jealous. Shoes are a powerful thing. Whether you have ten pairs or 200 pairs, there is one pair of shoes that every closet needs to have -- the classic high-heel black pump. High heels themselves are a classic, as they originated back in the 1500s when their main function was to keep a rider's foot from slipping out their stirrups. In 1533 wife of the Duke of Orleans, Catherine de' Medici, commissioned a cobbler to make her a pair of heels for her wedding. Catherine wasn't planning on riding any horses. Oh no, she wanted to appear taller, and then the fashionable high-heel shoe was born.
The high-heel pretty much went into hiding until the 1950s, but once it came back it stuck. The classic high heel pump can be worn with practically any outfit: a business suit, a pair of jeans, or a lovely dress. The best part about this classic shoe is you can find it anywhere and at any price range -- and right now I am loving this pair from Jimmy Choo.
