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A spool heel is a shoe heel that is wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle, so resembling a cotton spool or an hourglass. Spool heels were fashionable in Europe during the Baroque and Rococo periods. Its other periods of popularity include the 1860s and the 1950s. This look has been popularized by John Fluevog.

A low spool heel has a small distinctive flare at the heel bottom. Higher spool heels are close to resembling a stiletto heel, but with a flare at the bottom.

Spool heels provide comfort for the wearer and are considered a practical heeled shoe option.

References

1. Chambers, Bernice Gertrude (1942). Color and design in apparel. Prentice-Hall. p. 462. OCLC 1703151.
2. Pratt, Lucy; Linda Woolley (1999). Shoes. Victoria and Albert Museum. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85177-285-8.
3. Baker, Georgia O'Daniel (2000). A handbook of costume drawing: a guide to drawing the period figure for costume design students. Focal Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-240-80403-3.
4. Girotti, Eugenia (1996). Footwear. Chronicle Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-8118-1469-0.
5. Barton, Lucy (1963). Historic costume for the stage. W. H. Baker. p. 441. OCLC 331332.
6. Probert, Christina (1981). Shoes in Vogue since 1910. Abbeville Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-89659-241-4.

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