Did men wear high heels in the past?

I laughed when the news about the pastor who cautioned women about wearing  heels trended on Facebook.

Do you know why I laughed?

Yes, hundreds of years ago,  men wore high heels: that type that Denrele wears these days and other kinds of heels.  LOL.

High heels were a sign  of masculine virility, royalty and wealth.

It was only meant for alpha males.  Only the strong wore it.

Sounds absurd? LMAO.

In  the studio where I work,  I see a photo of PortHarcourt men in the 1970s,  they wore pencil-trousers. Yes,  they did.  It was just what it was,  pencil trousers.

Even when I go through the photo album of my mum and dad,  I saw men wearing all sorts of outfits that we judge with our jaundiced view of fashion these days.

I believe the norms affect our mindset. If men were to wear high heels as a sign of virility and masculinity today,  I am not sure anyone would throw stones at men who wore high heels; rather,  the stones would be thrown at men who didn't wear high heels.

Before we were anglicized,  we African loved dressing indecently.  We were closer to nature than the rest of the world. We were partly unclad because the intensity of the sun could be aggravated if we wore clothes to cover the whole of the body.

The Scandinavians wore animal skins to cover their entire bodies. Usually,  you don't see anybody dressing 'immodestly' in Oslo because you'd freeze over if you do.

Fashion  is an expression. It is your expression. It will still change by tomorrow.

What next? 

Maybe a few years from  now,  men might begin  to wear mini-skirts as a sign  of masculinity. Who knows?

Most of us are driven by the norms.  Some of us aren't. Deal with it.
We all cannot jump into the same bandwagon .

What throw-back culture do you think should be restored?
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