Gladiator Sandals - Satisfying Women's Needs

Inspired by the fashion and design trend of the movie Gladiator, the Gladiator sandals are creating a new wave in the market. Increasing use of these sandals can directly be credited to the success of movie which brought in a new wave of Greek fashion that had completely vanished from the market. The Greek culture and tradition which is world famous for its design and crafts is still followed by many people throughout the world. Celebrities like Kate Moss, Lucy Lui and Lindsay Lohan even have shown their love towards the Gladiator sandals which are now a trend setter in the world of fashion.

Gladiator sandals are symbol of comfort and elegance. Many more women through the world are choosing it as their favorite footwear especially in summer when they want a definite solution for scorching sun in the outdoors. Many variants of Gladiator sandal are available in market like knee high gladiators and the Gladiator shoe boots.


Knee High Gladiators

This is one of the most stylish and ravishing design available in market. Known for their hostility and comfort, these sandals were designed based on the gladiators of the ancient Rome. As these shoes are a style statement in itself, women can wear it even with simple outfit during parties' or functions.



Gladiator Shoe Boots

Another unique variant of the gladiator is the Shoe boot which have created a new raze in the market with their amazing style and high comfort level. Coupled with the hot trend of ankle boot and style of Roman Gladiators this shoe is excellent way of getting that attractive looks to your legs. Wear them with skinny jeans or with fluid wide legged pants, they are going to fit on any outfit and will give you same unique experience hard to find in any other boot within this segment.

Gladiator shoe styles available in the market

The new stocks of Gladiator sandals available in market have come up with new designs like ornate flats, sexy high-heels and chunky platforms. Available in more variants that any other brand these shoes are fit for any occasion; be it a formal wedding party, any outdoor activity or even a night out in a bar. You will find these shoes just the perfect match for your clothes and will give you a unique personality and amazing attraction.

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Belle-301, 3" Stiletto Heel Sandal

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Belle-301, 3" Stiletto Heel Sandal

 As designer shoes, these are often narrower and tighter than usual.Take this into consideration when you choose your size, especially if you are half size.

History of High Heel Shoes

High heel shoes can have an amazing effect on women and are able to fill them with pleasure and excitement when shopping for them at Chanel or Prada. The high-heeled shoe in particular is a matter of contentious and heated discussion. No other shoe has gestured toward sexuality and sophistication as much as the high-heeled shoe. So many women are dreaming of having their closets full of shoes, but in reality they are merely pay attention to the fact that shoes could be one of the oldest inventions of our ancestors.



High heels are not a modern invention. Rather, they enjoy a rich and varied history, for both men as well as women. Controversy exists over when high heels were first invented, but the consensus is that heels were worn by both men and women throughout the world for many centuries.

Most of the lower class in ancient Egypt walked barefoot, but figures on murals dating from 3500 B.C. depict an early version of shoes worn mostly by the higher classes. In ancient Greece and Rome, platform sandals called kothorni, later known as buskins in the Renaissance, were shoes with high wood or cork soles that were popular particularly among actors who would wear shoes of different heights to indicated varying social status or importance of characters.

Around 1500, European nobility developed heels as a separate part of their shoes, primarily as a means to help keep their feet in the stirrups. The wear of heels by men quickly became the fashion norm, primarily in the courts, and this practice spawned the term, "well-heeled" as a reference to those who could afford the costlier shoes.



The modern European fashion of the high heel comes from the Italian "chapiney" or "chopine" style: mounted shoes on a 15 to 42 cm high cylinder. In 1430 chopines were prohibited in Venice, but nothing could stop the trend. The invention of the high heel is attributed to Catherine of Medici in Paris, in the 16th century, who used them due to her short stature, and soon introduced them into fashion amongst the European aristocracy. At the age of 14, Catherine de Medici was engaged to the powerful Duke of Orleans, later the King of France.

In the 17th century, the English Parliament punished as witches all women who used high heels to seduce men into marrying them. In his biography, the famous Giovanni Casanova declared his love for high heels, which raised women's hoop skirts, thus showing their legs.

In 1791, the “Louis” high heels disappeared with the revolution, and Napoleon banished high heels in an attempt to show equality. Despite the Napoleonic Code against high heels, in 1793 Marie Antoinette went to the scaffold to be executed wearing two-inch heels.

In the 1860s, heels as fashion became popular again, and the invention of the sewing machine allowed greater variety in high heels. In Victorian art and literature, cartoons and allusions to tiny feet and the affliction of large feet (typical of the elderly spinster) were ubiquitous. Victorians thought that the high heel emphasized the instep arch, which was seen as symbolic of a curve of a woman.

While high heels enjoyed widespread popularity in the late nineteenth century but the Depression during the 1930s influenced Western shoe fashion as heels became lower and wider.

With the creation of the miniskirt in the early 1960s, stilettos came into fashion and were attached to boots that enhanced the look of bare legs. A stiletto heel is a long, thin heel found on some boots and shoes, usually for women. It is named after the stiletto dagger, the phrase being first recorded in the early 1930s. Stiletto heels may vary in length from 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) to 5 cm (2 inches) or more if a platform sole is used.

Unlike the medieval period of Europe, when extravagance was more sought after that practicality, the fashion today trumps comfort. Women in the 21st century have more shoe choices than ever before. From athletic wear to the 2006 “heelless” high heel, women can choose to wear what they want, even hybrid shoes such as “heeled” tennis shoes and flip flops. While these may be oddities of fashion, they gesture toward an exciting array of fashion choices women have today.

Every woman deserves to wear shoes which match her outfit, look elegant and wrap her delicate feet. Whether they are lace up, platform or clear heel each of the shoes definitely compliments the outfit and makes the women love walking and feeling sexy.

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