Spool heel

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Evening pumps with spool heel (1918), A.E. Little & Co.

A spool heel is a

shoe heel that is wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle,[1] so resembling a cotton spool or an hourglass.[2] Spool heels were fashionable in Europe during the Baroque[3] and Rococo[4] periods. Its other periods of popularity include the 1860s[5] and the 1950s.[6] This look has been popularized by John Fluevog
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A low spool heel has a small distinctive flare at the heel bottom. Higher spool heels are close to resembling a stiletto heel, but with a flare at the bottom.

Spool heels provide comfort for the wearer and are considered a practical heeled shoe option.

References

  1. OCLC 1703151
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  2. ISBN 978-1-85177-285-8
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  3. ISBN 978-0-240-80403-3
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  4. ISBN 978-0-8118-1469-0
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  5. OCLC 331332
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  6. ISBN 978-0-89659-241-4
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