https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks en-us The chopine was a tall clog worn in primarily in Venice to elevate the lady above both the dirt and the hoi polloi of the street. While relatively few shoes survive from the period of the 15th to 17th century, chopines are inordinate ly represente d in museum collection s as they were saved most probably due to their outlandish peculiarit y. This exemplar illustrate s all the classical characteri stics of this specialize d form: red or green velvet covering, lobed platform sole trimmed in gold lace with hobnails, gold braid edging, shirred ribbon trim on the vamp, and beard-like tassel below the open toe. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/156215 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:45:49 GMT https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/link.php?action=detail&id=21357 https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/comments.php?id=21357 This website is designed to provide insight and hints on recreating and constructing historical raised heels, such as chopines, pantoufles, zoccoli, and the like. I have based my construction techniques on extant examples, written documentation, pictorial evidence, and educated guesses where information is not available. http://aands.org/raisedheels/ Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:00:29 GMT https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/link.php?action=detail&id=14101 https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/comments.php?id=14101 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82448 Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:19:44 GMT https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/link.php?action=detail&id=4779 https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/comments.php?id=4779 This website contains information on high platform shoes which were popularly worn in Venice by both courtesans and patrician women from ca. 1400-1700. http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~ebernhar/index.shtml Wed, 12 Nov 2003 05:35:22 GMT https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/link.php?action=detail&id=2187 https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/comments.php?id=2187 http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chop/hd_chop.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2003 05:07:36 GMT https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/link.php?action=detail&id=2174 https://moas.atlantia.sca.org/archive/wsnlinks/comments.php?id=2174