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2. Chopine - Wikipedia

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   A chopine is a type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Chopines were originally used as a patten, clog, or overshoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil. In Venice both courtesans and patrician women frequently wore chopines c. 1400 to 1700.

3. Platform shoe - Wikipedia

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   A maid wearing circle-type pattens: Piety in Pattens or Timbertoe on Tiptoe, England 1773 After their use in Ancient Greece for raising the height of important characters in the Greek theatre and their similar use by high-born prostitutes or courtesans in London in the sixteenth century, platform shoes, called pattens, are thought to have been worn in Europe in the eighteenth century to avoid ...

4. Clog - Wikipedia

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   In the 1980s and 1990s, clogs based on Swedish clogs returned in fashion for women. Platform clogs or sandals, often raised as high as 6 or even 8 inches right through between sole and insole, were worn in many western countries. The large mid layer was often made of solid cork, although some were merely of plastic with a cork covering.

5. Patten (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   There were three main types of pattens. One of these types had a wooden 'platform' sole raised from the ground, either with wooden wedges or iron stands. A second variant had a flat wooden sole, often hinged. The third type had a flat sole made from stacked layers of leather. Some later European varieties of these pattens had a laminated sole ...

6. NYC’s Fifth Avenue marks 200-year birthday with luxe block ...

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   The iconic luxury Manhattan retail strip between 48th to 55th streets celebrated its 200-year anniversary Sunday with a major birthday bash that closed down the street – allowing New Yorkers and ...

7. Meghan Markle Says ‘Every Year It Gets Better’ When ... - AOL

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   Meghan Markle is opening up about her favorite holiday traditions with her family. In an interview with Marie Claire, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, said, “I love the holidays,” and said of Prince ...