Why does louis XIV wear red high heeled shoes in Hyacinthe rigaud's portrait?

Contrary to the fashion of today, when it is women who wear high heels, in Louis XIV's era, it was perfectly normal for wealthy, upper class men to wear them. Louis especially wanted heels, because for a man of his time, he was short in height (perhaps five feet four) and heels made him look more dominant and imposing. The red color stood for the military, and in a number of countries, soldiers wore red (remember the British troops-- the Redcoats-- in the Revolutionary War).