“And it Was Fashionable ?!” Strange Trends That Were Previously at the Height of Fashion …

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8. Shoes with different heel heights

In ancient times, in the pursuit of fashion, one could often watch how common sense suffers. This happened in the case of this strange trend. The fact is that the then Princess of Denmark Alexandra, wife of Edward VII, who was the king of Great Britain in the first half of the 20th century, became a victim of rheumatoid arthritis, because of which she constantly limped on one leg. However, the princess was so popular and loved by the people that her lameness became a peculiar trend of those times. Many girls, trying to imitate their beloved princess, imitated limp by wearing shoes with different heels. Subsequently, it was possible to purchase similar shoes in stores called “Alexandra’s Lameness”.

SOCIETY How Women Live in Saudi Arabia: Bans and Prejudices

How Women Live in Saudi Arabia: Bans and Prejudices

Being a woman in Saudi Arabia is not as easy as it may seem to uninformed people. The thing is that inside their country they have more prohibitions than permits, which greatly affects their life in general and their existence in society. The most interesting thing in this situation is that at the legislative level, no prohibitions have been spelled out and to this day exist as a kind of tribute to traditions. But this, of course, does not free the woman from moral repressions and even physical punishment for the slightest misconduct, up to and including loss of life. The one that can and cannot be women in Saudi Arabia will be discussed in this collection.