Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes?

Atlas Obscura ^ | 5/22/19 | Sabrina Imbler

[a fool in paradise]

Cockroaches hide in tough to reach crevices.

[Cowboy Bob]

You beat me to it!

[albie]

They wear them today to match their pointy heads

[miss marmelstein]

Church tried to ban them.

In a similar vein, in the 1980s, I had the coolest pair of black pumps with an incredibly sharp point. They seemed like a throwback to Mod London of the 60s.

[paint_your_wagon]

Mexican pointy boots:

https://youtu.be/veQkt4tS0Tc

[Fiddlstix]

Oh! They Didn't Disappear Completely. LOL

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Singing "Sweet Home Alabama"

[JudyinCanada]

I was thinking of two reasons for this shoe - one of which they covered....penile signaling. The other was that it was a convenient place for whatever drug they used back then.

[PUGACHEV]

Look what the Mexicans are up to.

[Kazan]

Why are so many in our culture listen to rap music?

Some things are just part of life's mysteries.

[Cobra64]

They come in handy at the annual ring-toss jamboree.

[LibWhacker]

I was just going to say something about that! Pointy shoes are (or were, not too long ago) big in Mexico.

[Larry Lucido]

Well, you know what they say about long, pointy feet.

Wait, what do they say about long, pointy feet?

[Covenantor]

“Is that a carrot in your poulaine, or are you just happy to see me?”

[Bonemaker]

Maybe the same reason they wore codpieces?

[IronJack]

Nothing sexier than the right legs in a pair of simple black pumps ...

[equaviator]

“Why are so many in our culture listen to rap music?”

It’s called having bad taste in music.

[Al Hitan]

Mexican Pointy Boots:

[smvoice]

Because men knew that women looked at foot length first

[Magnum44]