In which century did stiletto heels become popular?

Arohanui, yes and so embarrassing when the heel got stuck between the paving stones and you had to take your foot out, bend down to remove the shoe then replace it and carry on walking usually with a red face.

Notice only men's names in the list of the creaters.

When I studied fashion we were told that wearing a high heal makes your calf taught and increases your sexual allure. I didn't think much of it at the time but now I think there is a bit of truth in it.

presco, I wore them im later teens and 20s. you got used to them. they did reshape my feet though.

broke my ankle, never wore them again

had a pair wor them for a few hours and put them back in the shoe box.

presco, I had a girlfriend who could run in them.

Blacktulip23, definitely a lot of truth to that. Many men, myself included, are very attracted to the look created by women wearing high heels 👠.

Arohanui, Also for the feet.

That's all you got?? the odd/occasional bad back and a need to avoid space between concrete? Hardly a reason to avoid. The good outweighs the bad exponentially..