When Men Wore High Heels

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: Subscribe to Origin of Everything! When you think of high heels, your first thoughts almost certainly center around women. But for much of their history high heels were seen as a marker of an epic masculinity, worn by warriors, kings and noblemen as a sign of strength and virility. Which is bit awkward for the modern mind. So how did this style of shoe go from being for manly men to a fashion accessory exclusively for women? Watch the episode to find out. Like our Facebook Page: Instagram: @pbsoriginofeverything Written and Hosted By: Danielle Bainbridge Graphics By: Noelle Smith Edited By: Linda Huang Fact Check: Sarah Edwards Produced By: Kornhaber Brown () Works Cited: