During the 18th century, there were essentially no toilets or latrines in France. Basically, they used a piece of paper or cloth to wrap up the s@#t and then throw it outside into the streets. In many ways, they were pigs! They hadn't figured out a way to more sanitarilly dispose of their own waste. So you could say that the streets of Paris were full of s@#t during that time.
The same thing happened in the palace as well, so to prevent the King from stepping in his own s@#t, soiling his majesty's pant-legs, the royal designers came up with a type of shoe for his highness which had high heels.
All of France, men and women alike, eventually started wearing high heel shoes. However, as time went by, men abandoned the idea, but the women liked them so much that it soon became fashionable.
So ladies, the next time you wear a pair of high heels, remember the very first reason for their existence and appreciate that you are not wearing them for that same reason.
Happy Heeling!
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