During the middle ages (around the 1500s) the French had a problem when riding horses, their shoes would slip out of the stirrup. So they decided to add a inch or two to the heels in order to prevent the shoes from slipping out.
Then in France in the 1600s, the heels became higher and used primarily by noble and rich men to make themselves look higher. By the end of the 1700s, their use declined very quickly after the French revolution.
For much of the 1800s, heels disappeared from the fashion scene until they were picked up again in the late 1800s...by women. They've gone in and out of fashion since and the styles have changed over the decades.
At the moment, in the post-2000 erea, stilettos are making a comeback.
So to answer your question, they were invented and first used by men. And it was the French that first started the fashion trend.
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Marilyn Monroe had an even better answer. She said "I don't know who had invented High heels but I know all women owe him a lot."
And, your comments in blog equal to Marilyn Monroe as 这么痛苦为什么还得到女孩们的疯狂喜爱？我觉得有如下几点理由：
高跟鞋让女人更有女人味儿：穿上高跟鞋，女人自然挺胸翘臀，胸部和臀部部位得到充分展露
高跟鞋让女人显高了，身材也因之变得更美妙
高跟鞋让女人会更完美地塑造从小腿到脚尖的流畅线条，使秀腿看起来纤细而圆润。
高跟鞋让女人越来越有自信
高跟鞋无疑是鞋中的美女，从鞋面到鞋跟，设计抢眼的配色和精细的做工，都勾起女人天生的恋物欲。
