"If high heels were so wonderful, men would be wearing them." - Sue
Grafton
"I don't know who invented the high heel, but all women owe him
a lot." - Marilyn Monroe
"Approximately 43.1 million people in the United States have foot
problems, and many of these injuries come from improper fit," Dr. Melanie
Sanders, a foot and ankle orthopedic specialist in Indianapolis, says in
a statement from the Association.
Aloha and welcome to the uncomfortable shoe page
created by Nicole Holi and Juliana Beck. It was started as a project
in our clothing and textiles class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
We hope you find it both informative as well as interesting. If you
have questions or comments you can email either of us at julianab@hawaii.edu
or nholi@hawaii.edu. Thanks
for visiting and feel free to look around!
Andrews High Heel Page
(http://users.powernet.co.uk/wingett/History1.htm)
Caillet, Rene. Foot and Ankle Pain. New York: F.A. Davis Company, 1968.
Giannestras, Nicholas J. Foot Disorders. Lea and Febriger, 1967.
Jungkind, Eleanor. “Don’t Park Five Toes in a Shoe that fits Four.”
(http://www.chatelaine.com/read/health.heel.html)
Kippen, Cameron. "The History of Footwear"
(http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/physio/podiatry/history.html)
The Museum Company
(http://www.museumcompany.com)
Skully, Andrew. “American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons: Women now more sensible about shoes."
Stange, Carolyn J. “Kick Off Your Heels.”
(http://onhealth.com/ch1/Columnist/item,25585.asp)
08/06/1999
Trasco, Mary. Heavenly Soles: Extraordinary twentieth-century shoes. New York: Cross River Press, 1989.
Woznicki, Katrina. "High Heels Get the Boot"
(http://onhealth.com/women/briefs/item,51719.asp)
last updated: 4/28/00