May 22, 2019 · In 1463, London outlawed the shoes of its fanciest men. These dapper lords had grown ridiculous in their dapperness, and had taken to ambling streets shod in long, carrot …

Poulaines, also known by other names, were a style of unisex footwear with extremely long toes that were fashionable in Europe at various times in the Middle Ages. The poulaine proper was …

Jan 6, 2025 · Pointy shoes, also known as “poulaines” or “crakows,” first rose to prominence in medieval Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries. These elongated shoes, often made of …

Apr 11, 2018 · “Crakow”, or “Poulaine Shoes” are a type of shoes with bizarre pointy tips and an elongated appearance, which took their name and origins from Krakow, the capital of Poland. …

Jun 14, 2021 · During the 14th century, a quirky fashion craze swept Europe’s wealthiest off their feet. Rejecting the functional, round-toed footwear of the past, lords and ladies donned …

Feb 4, 2025 · Called poulaines, a name drawn from the French word for Poland in ref­er­ence to the footwear’s sup­pos­ed­ly Pol­ish ori­gin, these pointy shoes appeared around the time of …

Nov 6, 2024 · Perhaps one of the silliest and most fascinating trends in medieval fashion, that footwear in all likelihood first emerged around 1340 in Krakow, Poland—each names talks to …

Jul 11, 2024 · Crakows or poulaines as they were called were a type of shoes that were in fashion in the later middle ages, specifically in the 14th and 15th centuries. They were most of the time …

Feb 17, 2022 · Crakows, also known as the poulaine, were a popular style of pointed and elongated shoes favored by nobility during the medieval period. The shoes featured long, …

May 25, 2019 · The fashion trend of long, pointy shoes arose around the year 1340 in Krakow, Poland. It spread slowly but surely across Europe, and as with many fashion trends, eventually …