A perfect replica of the shoes worn by stock market traders on the Chicago trading floor in the late 1990s. At a time when trading was yet to be digitised, tallness mattered on the chaotic trading floor - the taller you were, the more visible and the faster you could trade. Therefore traders began to wear heels. The more traders starte wearing heels, the higher the heels became. Over time, the heels became so high that traders lost their balance and accidents began to occur, causing the Chicago Board of Trade to regulate the maximum heel size.
Pictured here is Sam the Shoe Docotor, holding the shoe he made for me. Sam owned the shoe shop opposite the exchange which became the place where most traders came to customize their shoes
