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![Chopines. Culture: Italian. Date: ca. 1600. The high platform shoes known as chopines came into fashion in Venice in the sixteenth century. Awkward yet practical, they served to keep the wearer's precariously Chopines. Culture: Italian. Date: ca. 1600. The high platform shoes known as chopines came into fashion in Venice in the sixteenth century. Awkward yet practical, they served to keep the wearer's precariously](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PAC1HY/chopines-culture-italian-date-ca-1600-the-high-platform-shoes-known-as-chopines-came-into-fashion-in-venice-in-the-sixteenth-century-awkward-yet-practical-they-served-to-keep-the-wearers-precariously-perched-feet-from-getting-wet-or-soiled-in-the-citys-perpetually-damp-byways-and-also-to-signal-her-elevated-social-status-it-was-once-thought-that-very-high-chopines-as-much-as-twenty-inches-were-worn-by-courtesans-to-establish-a-highly-visible-public-profile-like-expensive-jewels-and-silk-gowns-chopines-were-favored-both-by-patrician-women-and-the-successful-courtesans-who-contri-PAC1HY.jpg)
Chopines. Culture: Italian. Date: ca. 1600. The high platform shoes known as chopines came into fashion in Venice in the sixteenth century. Awkward yet practical, they served to keep the wearer's precariously
![Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo designed the "Rainbow Sandals" for American actress Judy Garland. The platform sandal is made of goat leather with a cork-layered sole and heel covered in multi-colored suede Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo designed the "Rainbow Sandals" for American actress Judy Garland. The platform sandal is made of goat leather with a cork-layered sole and heel covered in multi-colored suede](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RMFT0W/italian-shoe-designer-salvatore-ferragamo-designed-the-rainbow-sandals-for-american-actress-judy-garland-the-platform-sandal-is-made-of-goat-leather-with-a-cork-layered-sole-and-heel-covered-in-multi-colored-suede-RMFT0W.jpg)