Footwear trends in Renaissance Italy: pattens, chopines, and lasts (c. 1450–1600)

1. Venetian authorities attempt to limit extreme platform heights

   Mar 2, 1430Labels: Venice authorities, Chopines

   • Pianella
   • Met TOAH

2. Pattens remain common in late-Quattrocento Italy

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Pattens, Late Quattrocento

   • Patten shoe
   • London Museum

3. Italian raised footwear spreads under the name pianelle

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Pianelle, Late 15th

   • Pianella
   • Met TOAH

4. 1480 travel notes highlight height differences in platforms

   Jan 1, 1480Labels: Giovanni Ridolfi, Genoa

   • Dragonetti glossary

5. Chopines emerge as a distinct high platform style

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Chopines, Venetian women

   • Met TOAH
   • FIT Timeline

6. Platform construction diversifies: wood, leather, and cork

   Jan 1, 1520Labels: Platform materials, Footwear construction

   • FIT Timeline
   • Bata Museum

7. Last-making shapes the look of Renaissance shoes

   Jan 1, 1525Labels: Lasts, Shoemakers

   • D rer design

8. Dürer documents an intentionally symmetrical last concept

   Jan 1, 1525Labels: Albrecht D, Last design

   • D rer design

9. Chopines become strongly associated with Venetian elite display

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Venetian elite, Chopines

   • Met TOAH
   • V A Savage

10. Late-1500s examples reach extreme heights in surviving collections

    Jan 1, 1590Labels: Surviving chopines, Museum collections

    • NatGeo
    • Met TOAH

11. Around 1600 chopines remain in use but tastes start shifting

    Jan 1, 1600Labels: Circa 1600, Chopines

    • Met TOAH
    • Bata Museum

12. Legacy: chopines and pattens inform later platform and overshoe traditions

    Dec 31, 1600Labels: Legacy influence, Pattens

    • Patten shoe
    • FIT Timeline