A kitten heel is a short, slender heel, usually from 3.5 centimeters (1.5 inches) to 4.75 centimeters (1.75 inches) high with a slight curve setting the heel in from the edge of the shoe.

This type of heel was very popular in 1950. The style was popularized by Audrey Hepburn (Tiffany’s breakfast movie). The shoes was designed and handmade by Salvatore Ferragamo. In 1960 they come back to fashion world with long spike front of the shoe. In 1997 Kate Moss was wearing them in Cannes, and in 2013  Louis Vuitton bring them back to life. I have only one question: WHY???!

The begining of this ” fashion trend” started 2 decades ago. Those boots come from the antipodes. They are made from sheepskin, stitch from two pieces, and glued to the sole. Geneses of word UGG have two different explanations: Ugg from word UGGLY, or Ugg from HUG? In early 1930 Blue Mountains Ugg company, was selling those boots, but it takes them a while before they start to selling boots outside Australia. 1978  Brian Smith opened his own company called UGG Australia, to export Ugg boots to America, and selling to the surfers stores. It wasn’t as successful as he thoughts, but it was successful enough for dickers Outdoor Corporations, which in 1995 bought UGG Australia  for $15mln! The real BOOM on Ugg boots started when Pamela Anderson put them on during the cut’s of Baywatch. Paparazzi was constantly follow her, and published her pictures in news papers. Paris Hilton also helped with popularization those shoes. In 2011 Ugg Australia began collaboration with Jimmy Choo. Classic and simple boots underwent a makeover, adding platforms, heels. thereby losing the characteristics of the original.

Those „cutes” are in fashion good couple years. They changed a bit design on the uppers by adding bow, button or roll- down design, but they are still not nice shoes to wear. They look comfy & warm, but during summer what for? It’s  SUMMER!!! IS WARM!!! During winter what for? Classic models are made from sheepskin, which do not guarantee that they are waterproof. Do you remember look of girl walking in those shoes? Kinda duck walk?  I’m sorry for all supporters of Ugg boots, but it will be really hard to convince me to like those Eskimo shoes. Let’s just send them back to Alaska  OK?

80’s- time of breaking down the communist block in Easter Europe, and demolition of Berlin Wall ( Wall which completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin). In 1981 Diana Spencer married Prince Charles in wedding dress with huge puffed sleeves, starting a new trend: 'meringue’ style. 80’s women taking on more prominent in business. 'Power suit’- a shoulder-padded suit with pencil skirt. Wasn’t boring at all, with all those bright and neon colours. Huge shoulder pads start to be popular by Linda Evans in the soap opera Dynasty. 'Power suit’ given women a new feeling of importance and authority in men’s dominated workplace.

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