why do we wear impractical shoes?

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  @aaaamnaaaa · 3 years ago (edited)

  I love all the acknowledgement in this episode of history outside of europe: indigenous cultures, indian cultures, african cultures, Islam. thank you Mina 🙏

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  @NemFX · 3 years ago

  Long story short, showing off impracticality and opulence is a human trait. "Look how rich I am, I can't do ANYTHING in these shoes. Not that I WOULD, because I'm RICH."

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  @PPGandRRBfan · 3 years ago (edited)

  Fun fact about Cinderella&apos;s glass shoes:<br>A lot of people argued how it&apos;s not possible for only one girl to fit the shoe. Allegedly, the writer thought the same thing, which is why he chose the glass slippers. The slippers are made in a perfect mould of Cinderella&apos;s feet in a material that&apos;s not bendable (glass) so nobody could truly fit the slippers except Cinderella. It would also be visible through glass if somebody&apos;s feet weren&apos;t the exact fit (squished toes, heel etc.) even if they wore the same shoe size.

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  @alotofmore · 3 years ago

  a good example of &quot;the love the community has for you&quot; is within the drag community. The best wardrobes are filled with gifts.

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  @13realmusic · 3 years ago

  I love that Mina’s worn this cute corset top in multiple videos now. It’s refreshing and adds trust to her sustainable fashion beliefs.

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• SH

  @sheajane4391 · 3 years ago

  As someone who wears docs religiously for work (8+ hours on my feet) I sure do &nbsp;loooove an impractical shoe so damn much 😂

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• VE

  @velvetstrm · 3 years ago (edited)

  Fun fact about Cinderella shoes : <br>In french (the original language of the fairytale), they are called &apos;&apos;les pantoufles de verre&apos;&apos; which is already a mistranslation of &apos;&apos;les pantoufles de vair&apos;&apos;. &apos;&apos;Vair&apos;&apos; is the fur from a small rodent which was considered like a royal fur to sew on garments at that time, so the she was actually wearing fur slippers, which sounds way more comfy. <br>I believe as time went on, and since poor people might have never heard of that expensive fur, it just got miswritten into &apos;&apos;verre&apos;&apos;.<br><br>Edit : Thanks to people on the replies. Indeed, this highly debated. I have heard this information when I was younger and didn&apos;t look around to confirm this information before commenting. The probability of the shoes actually being in glass could be true, making Cinderella even more mythically unachievable as a beauty standard.

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  @myveryuniqueusername · 3 years ago

  i get uncomfortable wearing shoes that are too clean or new looking, they make me feel like i&apos;m &apos;pretending to be someone i&apos;m not&apos; - having a bit of scuff or age on them makes me feel more comfortable. i&apos;m a messy scattered person with a messy scattered brain, and a messy scattered style. it&apos;s wild to see that other people will take that as me having a bad personality.

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• SK

  @skoo4221 · 3 years ago

  The bits about women needing attendants to help them walk reminded me of when I went to see the Wendy Williams show a while back and her heels were so high she needed assistants to help her walk around in between takes. I also feel like I&apos;ve seen Lady Gaga being helped around in her various insane shoes...seems like that practice is still around to some degree!

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  @trashbaby9000 · 3 years ago

  Even before the bead trade, Native Americans would embellish their clothing with quillwork, shells, ivories, copper beads, stones, and other materials! Many of these features have spiritual significance in addition to what you said. The real fancy stuff is mainly for ceremonies and not everyday wear.<br>Thanks for mentioning Indigenous fashion, queen 💅💜

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  @schmourt · 3 years ago

  I am a butch lesbian and most everything I wear is practical and comfortable but even I cannot stay away from a cute quirky bag or some platform sandals 😂

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  @micaela.herrera · 3 years ago

  The editing in this is fabulous and as a designer I want to acknowledge I can see how hard you work on these videos &lt;3

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