chopine
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thumb|Reconstruction of a 16th-century Venetian chopine. On display at the Shoe Museum in Lausanne. thumb|Calcagnetti (Chopine)- Correr Museum
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- platform shoe
- Image
- (Venice) Calcagnetti - Correr Museum.jpg
- Significant event
- golden age
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- Commons category
- Chopines
- time period
- early modern period
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- History and popularity
- Surviving examples
- Practical difficulties
- Cognates
- See also
- References
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thumb|Reconstruction of a 16th-century Venetian chopine. On display at the Shoe Museum in Lausanne. thumb|Calcagnetti (Chopine)- Correr Museum
A chopine is a type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Chopines were originally used as a patten, clog, or overshoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil.
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