The high heel has been worn by men for centuries in the Middle East as a form of riding shoes, like the cavalry of Shah Abbas.
Abbas I the Great, the fifth Safavid Shah of Iran (1588-1629), had the largest horse in the world in the late 16th century. He forged relationships with Western European leaders to defeat his greatest enemy, the Ottoman Empire.
Shah sent riders wearing high heels in Europe and these shoes have been adopted by European aristocrats as a status symbol.
Abbas I the Great, the fifth Safavid Shah of Iran (1588-1629), had the largest horse in the world in the late 16th century. He forged relationships with Western European leaders to defeat his greatest enemy, the Ottoman Empire.
Shah sent riders wearing high heels in Europe and these shoes have been adopted by European aristocrats as a status symbol.
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