Hi.
Chopines were very tall platform shoes, initially created to keep elite feet from the dirt and muck at street level. They towered to ridiculous heights and first became fashionable in the 15th and 16th century in Venice.
Hiyo, Deae!
Doctor Klaus Maertens was a German surgeon in World War II. In the late 1950's he worked with a company called Griggs to found the Dr. Martens brand of shoes and boots.