>>13211961. Horse riding. Heels ware essential in holding foot in place in stirrup.
This practical feature made it's way to "civilian/pleb" fasion.
2. Back when all boots ware hand made (not so long ago) from 100% leather, heels wore out very fast. Having them as separate element was very practical - very easy to hange
>t. married to a woman whos grandpa was a classic shoemaker. Shecstill has shoes made 80 years ago - they are still in good condition, though heels ware changed a million times>>1321228>>1321273>>1321817So much this. Switching to running flat did wonders to my legs, especially knees.
I had an old photo from the 20's of some guys who did like scout marathon or something, their boots ware up to their knees but ware also very flat. I'll try to find it.
