Historical Italian Shoes - 16th century Shoes Reconstruction based on originals by Goor ("Archaeological Footwear" Marquita Volken) Painted "Saint Justina of Padua and a donor" Moretto from Brescia 1530. Frescoes at the
![These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly](https://d3h6k4kfl8m9p0.cloudfront.net/uploads/2014/04/red-chopines-2.jpg)
These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly
![Chopines were pedestal-like footwear worn by women in 16th century Italy and Spain. This fashion piece would allow wearer to have a taller stature and increase the length of her skirt. - Chopines were pedestal-like footwear worn by women in 16th century Italy and Spain. This fashion piece would allow wearer to have a taller stature and increase the length of her skirt. -](https://medievalists.gumlet.io/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/renaissance-shoes.jpg?format=webp&compress=true&quality=80&w=376&dpr=2.6)
Chopines were pedestal-like footwear worn by women in 16th century Italy and Spain. This fashion piece would allow wearer to have a taller stature and increase the length of her skirt. -
![These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly](https://d3h6k4kfl8m9p0.cloudfront.net/uploads/2014/04/velvet-Chopines-edited.jpg)
These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly
![Lesson 10: Early 16th C. Cow Mouth Shoes, or Kuhlmaulschuh (Leather) - Chopine, Zoccolo, and Other Raised Heel and High Heel Construction Lesson 10: Early 16th C. Cow Mouth Shoes, or Kuhlmaulschuh (Leather) - Chopine, Zoccolo, and Other Raised Heel and High Heel Construction](http://aands.org/raisedheels/Lesson10/pattern2.jpg)