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Men’s heels and horseback riding

Hyacinthe Rigaud, *Portrait of Louis XIV*, 1701. Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rigaud_Louis_XIV_1701.jpg
Peter Lely, *Charles II of England*. Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lely_Charles_II_of_England.jpg
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Hyacinthe Rigaud, *Portrait of Louis XIV*, 1701. Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rigaud_Louis_XIV_1701.jpg

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High heels first became part of men’s fashion in Europe. The idea is linked to Persia, where a rider’s heel helped hook the foot into a stirrup and stay secure in the saddle.