Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed a wave of bunions in medieval England
Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed a wave of bunions in medieval England: Marieke Kuijjer/wikimedia, CC BY-SA The 14th century saw the arrival of an abundance of new styles of dress and footwear in Europe, coming in a wide range of fabrics and colours. Among these new fashion trends were “poulaines” – rather eccentric-looking medieval shoes …