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HCIDVL Chapter 7 ---- Chopines
Anni Peng
09-24-16
Chopines were platform shoes worn by women in the 15th and 16th centuries. They protected the shoes and dress from mud and street soil. Chopines were usually put on with the help of two servants. They caused an unstable and inelegant gait. Women who wore them usually were accompanied by a servant or attendant upon whom they could balance themselves.
In Venice, the chopine was worn by women of the nobility and courtesans. The chopine became a symbolic reference to the cultural and social standing of the wearer; the higher the chopine, the higher the status of the wearer.
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