Costume History - an article

Here's an interesting article about about an aspect of fashion/costume history I read this week.  I didn't know that men used to wear high heels to help them stand up in stirrups whilst riding.  It helped balance them so they could shoot their arrows at targets more effectively. 


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21151350

http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/society/2013/01/130125_high_heel_history.shtml