Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes?

At a royal Parisian wedding the standard footwear was very pointy.
"In 1463, London outlawed the shoes of its fanciest men. These dapper lords had grown ridiculous in their dapperness, and had taken to ambling streets shod in long, carrot-shaped shoes that tapered to impish tips, some as long as five inches beyond the toe. These shoes were called 'crakows' or 'poulaines' (a term also used to refer to the tips alone), and the court of King Edward IV eventually found them offensive enough to pass a sumptuary law prohibiting shoe tips that extended over two inches beyond the toe. Perhaps one of the silliest and most fascinating trends in medieval fashion, these shoes probably first emerged around 1340 in Krakow, Poland—both names refer to this origin—according to Rebecca Shawcross, the author of Shoes: An Illustrated History. ..."
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amazon: Shoes: An Illustrated History by Rebecca Shawcross

This poulaine, uncovered on the Thames, features an ankle strap and a sexy, plunging front.