Before women began a love-hate relationship with high-heeled shoes, they were exclusively worn by men and were a sign of ...

For a brief period in the 1870s and ’80s ... and women’s dress was meant to be decorative; these ideas crystallized during the Enlightenment era, which also led to men ditching their heels ...

Editor’s Note: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes investigates ... By the 1970s and ‘80s, despite glam rock’s ...