The Poulaines: The Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Poulaines
This article was invented in the Middle Ages. It was a long toed shoes called poulaines, very pointed toes stuffed with wool or hay. This style of fashion footwear lasted over three hundred years before it was legislated against. This pointed shoe was introduced by the soldiers of the Crusades to Europe from the Middle East. The oriental style pointed slipper became so popular for men and women. ‘’As fashionable dressers began to extand the style, the points on their shoes grew longer and longer.’’ Young bucks started to stuff wool and moss in the extensions to hold up the long ends. Their popularity unopposed, it was an exaggeration of fashion. The ones that were able to use this kind of footwear was the wealthy
The Poulaines
This article was invented in the Middle Ages. It was a long toed shoes called poulaines, very pointed toes stuffed with wool or hay. This style of fashion footwear lasted over three hundred years before it was legislated against. This pointed shoe was introduced by the soldiers of the Crusades to Europe from the Middle East. The oriental style pointed slipper became so popular for men and women. ‘’As fashionable dressers began to extand the style, the points on their shoes grew longer and longer.’’ Young bucks started to stuff wool and moss in the extensions to hold up the long ends. Their popularity unopposed, it was an exaggeration of fashion. The ones that were able to use this kind of footwear was the wealthy