Men in Heels: A History in Photographs

Though painful high heels seem like a women's burden, along with menstruation and childbirth, men actually invented these torture devices. With research from The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, here's a history of men in heels, from King Louis XIV to Tom Cruise.

--Jessica Ferri

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  1. When you’re Tom Cruise
  2. These shoes aren’t made for walking
  3. Heels signified wealth and power
  4. Off with their heads (and heels)
  5. Foot Fetish
  6. Space Oddity
  7. Nice outfit
  8. Sweet Transvestite
  9. Miss Jay
  10. Fashion Week