The chopine, a type of platform shoe worn in Renaissance Italy, signaled wealth, status, and a good sense of balance.
More modest in height but more flashy in hue, this blue velvet chopine adorned with gold lace is part of a costume collection at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
Brides braving the shoes for the first time went to a ballet master to learn how to walk. But extremely high chopines required the support of an attendant on either side of the wearer, who advanced “like a parade float,” says Semmelhack. For these elevated ladies with their sidecars of servants, chopines telegraphed status—much as a pair of Manolo Blahnik pumps does today.
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