41 Strange on Twitter: ""Chopines" were Renaissance Platform Shoes popularly worn by women in Venice, Italy… "

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1. ★ Kawr-Luh ★‏ @bluedeadsoul Jan 1
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  There was a The Lady Gaga before lady Gaga.
  
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1. Roger Vaillancourt‏ @rogerjva Jan 1
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1. Crosshatching is my act of contrition.‏ @JuanJuanchoa Jan 1
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  Funnily enough, the neighborhood in Bogotá, Colombia where I live is right on the "royal road" which was usually muddy. The neighborhood is called Chapinero, and the name is derived from the shoes.
  
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1. markyMALFUNCTION‏ @M_J_Strange Jan 2
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  and by RDj to this very daypic.twitter.com/4lyn4N2qpO
  
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1. T.Huntor‏ @TimHunt78506372 Jan 1
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  Perfectly sensible, considering how wet their streets are.
  
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1. Jason ‏ @Philosophizer86 Jan 1
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  Makes sense.pic.twitter.com/oNvuwRYgJi
  
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1. Pat Hall‏ @PatsPat Jan 2
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  The streets were used as toilets and the canals would overflow at times, so keeping ladies feet out of all that was why these were made. They probably fell over a lot !!!
  
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1. ᴮʳⁱᵗᵗᵏⁿᵉᵉ‏ @BBQDamie Jan 2
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  Reminds me of Geta Okobo shoes worn by Geishapic.twitter.com/StcEVUznAs
  
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1. Zappa's Pajamas‏ @SueDolan11 Jan 1
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  Prostitutes in Venice were required to wear high platform shoes, 'chopines', to distinguish them from respectable women.
  
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1. Ruben Figueroa‏ @ruben_figueroa Jan 2
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1. JulieMarie ‏ @jules_laughing Jan 2
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  Wow.......and i worry about a 3 inch heel.pic.twitter.com/hIxwYpoMrP
  
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1. Lerinys ‏ @Bloodycrow7 Jan 2
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  Ca me rappelle le manga "Bremen", ah souvenir...pic.twitter.com/eM1agAHW8o
  
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1. Drakulka‏ @DrakulkaCZ Jan 2
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  There are some in the Baťa museum (shoemaker) in Zlín, Czechia. I´ve seen them.
  
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