Fashion - a privilege of the elite and the aristocracy. In our time, this statement is quite debatable, but in the distant (and not) past some trendy "zamorochki" could only afford to know.The proletariat, in all times and in all the countries looked roughly the same: functional and natural. So, our excursion into the past, "haute couture" and the customs of the local beau monde. Puleny - trendy footwear from the 14th century, introduced by knights and noblemen other in order to emphasize their foreignness of manual labor - even just walking in this "ski" was not easy. Therefore, the length of the sharp-toed boots are strictly regulated: the commoners could not afford to toe with a maximum of 0.5 feet, but the princes, "was awarded to" the ability to "stitch" two feet with socks. To somehow move, tow or hammered toes tied to a bracelet near the knee. By the way, the expression "to live in grand style" has gone, probably out of here.