Excess In Bootes

Women wear heels, guys can't, but some of them try. Here's a glimpse into the history of heels.
Approx. 4000 B.C.
Earliest depictions of shoes (flexible leather pieces held in place with lacings) in ancient Egyptian murals on tombs and temples.
Approx. 1000 A.D.
At Saxon weddings, father of the bride customarily presents the groom with one of the bride's shoes, symbolizing transfer of his authority over her. The bride's shoe is thrown to the bridesmaids; the one who catches it will be next to marry.
1533
Short-statured Italian bride Catherine d'Medici, married at 14 to the Duke of Orleans, wears shoes with two-inch heels to exaggerate her height. The high heel may have been invented by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
1628
Pilgrims arrive in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A law is passed prohibiting "excess in bootes."
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