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class="content__text" Crakows or crackowes were a style of shoes with extremely long toes very popular in 15th century Europe. They were so named because the style was thought to have originated in Kraków, the then capital of Poland. Also known as poulaines or pikes that referred to the long pointed beak of the shoe, not the shoe itself, this footwear gained popularity in Europe at different times, first appearing in the archaeological record in the 12th century and falling in and out of fashion periodically. They reached their most exaggerated form in the third quarter of the 15th century before falling out of fashion in the 1480s. Image 1: A poulaine made from leather and copper, circa 1500 Rijks Museum Image 2: Sabots from Bethmale Musée des Confluences #footwear #europe #poulaine #shoes

February 16, 2023