This lovely how-to blog was posted to the GBACG email list, so I figured I would pass it on to anyone who is interested.  Cobbling is not an easy task, but the wrong pair of shoes really can ruin the appearance of an otherwise beautiful outfit.

Chopine, Zoccolo, and Other Raised and High Heel Construction

Dedicated to the Research and Construction of Chopines, Pantoufles, Zoccoli, Shoes, Boots,and Other Raised and High Heels.

“As you may have already suspected, this website is designed to provide insight and advice on recreating and constructing historical raised and high heels, such as chopines, pantoufles, zoccoli, and the like. I have based my chopine and high heel construction techniques on extant examples, written documentation, pictorial evidence, and educated guesses where information is not available. You will also notice that this website is mainly dedicated to the chopine and raised heels from the 15th to the 18th century, but I certainly am interested in other types of shoes and other crafts as well.”

– Quote taken from http://aands.org/raisedheels/about.php on 15 February, 2011.