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Origin of the Stiletto High Heel For most high heel admirers, the stiletto high heel is the "high heel of choice". Without any doubt, the stiletto is the most sexy and most feminine style of high heel that has ever been made. In 1960, Hugh Hefner chose the basic pump with about a 4 inch stiletto high heel to be part of the standard attire for his now famous Playboy bunnies. In recent years, Manolo Blahnik and Sandra Choi (designer for Jimmy Choo) chose the stiletto high heel for their enormously popular lines of luxury women's fashion shoes. Unfortunately, the origin of the stiletto high heel is "officially" unknown. However, one can trace the stiletto high heel back to a "fetish wear" origin. In regards to shoe designing, every shoe designer knows that a new shoe design begins once it is drawn or sketched on paper or computer. Then, all it usually takes is some money and a talented shoe maker to transform the drawing into a real pair of shoes. With this in mind and after considerable research of the stiletto high heel, I must give a lot of credit for the stiletto high heel to an American named John Willie (a.k.a. John Alexander Scott Coutts 1902-1962). I also consider John Willie to be the father of the modern day practice of BDSM. BDSM is an abbreviation for bondage & discipline, domination & submission, and sadism & masochism. In John Willie's Bizarre Vol. 1 magazine (page 45) that was published in 1945, there appeared a watercolor painting of a lady in a "Hobble Skirt", wide brim hat and a pair oxfords with very high (about 6 inches) and thin stiletto high heels. There is no doubt that this painting depicted the "stiletto" high heel. More Info's to find on: http://alt.com  |
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