What is Mule (footwear)?
[[Image:Mules_maryjane_black_wedge-heel.jpg|thumb|upright|Mary jane mule shoes]] [[Image:Mules_loafers_brown-blue_low-heel.jpg|thumb|upright|Low heel mules]] '''Mule shoes''' are shoes that are backless and almost always closed-toed. They can be any [[heel]] height (flat to high). The shoes are almost always worn by [[female]]s. High heeled mule shoes were a popular indoor shoe in the 18th century. By the early twentieth century, the shoes were very often associated with [[prostitution|prostitutes]]. However, in the early 1950s, [[Marilyn Monroe]] popularized the shoes and helped to break their poor reputations. Similar shoes, called '''slides''', were introduced in the early 1990s, except that slides are open-toed versions of mules. ==Other websites== {{Commons category-inline|Mules (footwear)|Mule (footwear)}} [[Category:Footwear]] {{stub}}