I thought they were too crazy not to share.
And people think I'm crazy for wearing my 4 1/2 inch heels (what can I say I love high heels).
I've never consider that cramming my foot into one of Macie's shoes could have ever been an option before. They do make some really cute shoes in her size.
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Ugh...ouch.
I'd never actually seen what a bound foot looks like before.
Heeby Jeebies.
Wow.. That is crazy. How do they even walk!? yikes. I don't know why they think that looks good.
Yeah that looks pretty uncomfortable! I have heard alot about this, but never actually seen it.
Are you kidding me?
Footbinding was a custom practiced on young females for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the early 20th century.
In Chinese foot binding, young girls' feet, usually at age 6 but often earlier, were wrapped in tight bandages so that they could not grow and develop normally; they would, instead, break and become highly deformed, not growing past 4-6 inches (10-15 cm). As the girl reached adulthood, her feet would remain small and dysfunctional, prone to infection, paralysis, and muscular atrophy.
This was initially a common practice only in the wealthiest parts of China, particularly in areas around northern China. However, by the late Qing Dynasty, foot binding had become popular among people of all social classes except the poorest, who needed able-bodied women to work the fields. Today, it is a prominent cause of disability among some elderly Chinese women.
-compliments of Wikipedia
that is just sick and wrong. I love my size 9 feet. Which by the way get bigger every time i have a new baby. I started at a size 8 oh well. love jenny
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