>>1372854High heels were a sign of status in Europe. Men wanted to be taller and more dominant. Ironically these were the same reasons women adopted it. Even more ironic is the fact that many womanly things today used to be masculine. For example the color pink, ballet, makeup, heels, leggings, slip on boots, ribbons, etc. Here is Louis XIV, celebrated leader of France, posing for his court with his toned ballet legs in heels, wearing tights. Fashion has always changed, and nothing is stopping men from wearing tights, much less for a utilitarian purpose, beside your biases.
