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These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly
![CHOPINE/PLATFORM SHOE. /nVenetian woman wearing chopines, or platform shoes, and pants under her dress. Line engraving, 1592 Stock Photo - Alamy CHOPINE/PLATFORM SHOE. /nVenetian woman wearing chopines, or platform shoes, and pants under her dress. Line engraving, 1592 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FFAEET/chopineplatform-shoe-nvenetian-woman-wearing-chopines-or-platform-FFAEET.jpg)
CHOPINE/PLATFORM SHOE. /nVenetian woman wearing chopines, or platform shoes, and pants under her dress. Line engraving, 1592 Stock Photo - Alamy
![BBC Radio 4 - You're Dead To Me, The History of High Heels, Shoes from The History of High Heels - Venetian chopines BBC Radio 4 - You're Dead To Me, The History of High Heels, Shoes from The History of High Heels - Venetian chopines](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/560xn/p09w4pm6.jpg)
BBC Radio 4 - You're Dead To Me, The History of High Heels, Shoes from The History of High Heels - Venetian chopines
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The Chopines: These Bizarre Platform Shoes From the 16th Century Were a Challenge Even for the Bravest Fashionistas ~ Vintage Everyday
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These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly
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These Chopines Weren't Made for Walking: Precarious Platforms for Aristocratic Feet | Collectors Weekly
![Chopines: Renaissance platform shoes popularly worn in Venice by both courtesans and patrician women Chopines: Renaissance platform shoes popularly worn in Venice by both courtesans and patrician women](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2017/04/aUXs8VPj-640x360.jpg)
Chopines: Renaissance platform shoes popularly worn in Venice by both courtesans and patrician women
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The Chopines: These Bizarre Platform Shoes From the 16th Century Were a Challenge Even for the Bravest Fashionistas ~ Vintage Everyday
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