All About Women's Pumps!
Everything You Didnt Know You Wanted to Know About Pumps: Platforms
, Wedges, and Black Pumps
In every womans closet are two essential items: the infamous little black dress and, of course, a pair of versatile black pumps. Pumps are those classy shoes that can be worn on any occasion, from a typical day at the office to the family Christmas party, and have been popular for women in their modern form since the 1940s.
Womens pumps can best be defined as shoes without buckles or laces that most often cover both the toe and the heel and normally incorporate a stiletto heel which can range in size. Pumps are commonly known as uncomfortable shoes which pinch your toes and make your calves ache. But with pain comes gain, and pumps also lengthen and shape up your legs, backside, and torso!
The Birth and Growth of the Pump
Actually, pumps were invented in the 1400s and called pompes. They were flat shoes worn originally by men, but eventually, female servants began to wear them. Pompes were known as shoes of the lower-class, because, without buckles and laces, the plain shoes were considered cheap.
Today, pumps for women are considered simple, classy, and versatile shoes. Pumps are appropriate office-wear and command the respect of co-workers, giving women height and an authoritarian, self-confident aura. Pumps also double as trendy heels that can decorate and add personality to our simpler outfits.
Keeping it Classy with Name-Brand Pumps
The most popular name brands offer luxurious pumps in both classic and more modern styles. Shoes by these designers could never be mistaken for shoes of the lower class like the original pompes! Take, for example, Kate Spades Licorice black pumps. With a four inch heel, these classic beauties are made of cool black suede and offer a softly pointed toe. These womens pumps offer a timeless look that make any woman, even the most frazzled, look chic and put together.
Cutting-Edge Comfort
Though pumps offer class, they are not known for comfort. In order to relieve some of the pressure placed upon the foot by the high and often pointy-toed pump, try Christian Louboutins Levidence wedge pumps. Wedge pumps are a more modern version of the classic womens pump that increases the ease of balancing and walking. Made of patent leather and with a heel just shy of two inches, the Levidence wedge pump in green maintains the classic elegance of the original 1940s pump in shape and with a pointed toe, but adds a modern twist with the relieving wedge.
New Sleek and Sophisticated Styles
If youre looking for a simple mixture of old and new, check out Maria Sharapova by Cole Haans Air Renfrow OT Sling. The shape and style of this shoe is reminiscent of the classic black pump, complete with the glossy black patent leather. But this platform pump is modern within itself because it offers a peep-toe as well as a slingback, two qualities not seen often in the pump style. With over four inches of heel and one inch of a raised front platform, this unique black pump offers sophistication and elegance with a touch of modernization.
The Pump: Withstanding the Test of Time
The pump has been through a lot in its six hundred years of life. Starting out as a shoe for men, the pump then became a trend for female servants and the impoverished, before transforming into the elegant and classic shoe that we females know it to be today. As time passes, the style of pumps can change, for example, with the introduction of wedge pumps, platform pumps, and slingback pumps with peep-toes. But it is obvious that the versatile black pump, much like the little black dress, will be a staple in womens closets for years to come.
by: Heather Lazzaro
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