“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”.

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