Stilleto -

: Popularized in the 1950s by designers like Salvatore Ferragamo and Roger Vivier, the shoe became a symbol of Hollywood glamour, famously worn by icons like Marilyn Monroe. It has since evolved into a "power dressing" staple for professional women and a recurring fetishistic fashion object due to its silhouette-altering effects.

: Since the 1950s, the term "stiletto" has also become synonymous with the Italian-style automatic switchblade, which maintains the classic slender profile and needle-like point of its namesake. Other Meanings stilleto

: It evolved from the rondel dagger as a tool designed to penetrate gaps in plate armor or burst through chainmail. : Popularized in the 1950s by designers like