At Paris Fashion Week, men stepped out in heels, from pumps and slouchy boots on the Vivienne Westwood runway to the chunky loafers rapper and actor Jaden Smith wore as a guest at Louis Vuitton.

Editor’s Note: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes investigates how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. At Paris Fashion Week, men ...

One of the most famous depictions of ornate heels for men can be seen in Hyacinthe Rigaud’s state portrait of Louis XIV from 1701. The French monarch is resplendent in gold and blue fleur-de-lis ...

One of the most famous depictions of ornate heels for men can be seen in Hyacinthe Rigaud’s state portrait of Louis XIV from 1701. The French monarch is resplendent in gold and blue fleur-de-lis robes ...

Louis XIV, King of France (antique engraving) 19th-century portrait of Louis XIV (1638 - 1715), who was also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled ...

But I realized that it was kind of necessary. It was across from the portrait of Louis XIV by Hyacinthe Rigaud. If I hadn’t put myself on a base like that, I wouldn’t have been accepted. I had Louis ...