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2. Slip-on shoe - Wikipedia

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   Since the early 1980s, socks have been optional while wearing loafers. [27] Though originally men's shoes, [28] some styles of loafers, such as casual tassel and penny loafers, are also worn by women. Women's loafers tend to have shorter toes and are worn with a variety of outfits from shorts, jeans, slacks, and capris to dresses and skirts.

3. List of shoe styles - Wikipedia

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   Shoe designers have described a very large number of shoe styles, including the following: Leather ballet shoes, with feet shown in fifth position. A cantabrian albarca is a rustic wooden shoe in one piece, which has been used particularly by the peasants of Cantabria, northern Spain. [1] [2] A black derby shoe with a Goodyear welt and leather sole

4. Venetian-style shoe - Wikipedia

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   The venetian-style shoe and its lack of ornamentation contrasts with the loafer which may have slotted straps, vamps and even tassels. The term came from Great Britain. [1] Loafers are "slip-on shoes with a moccasin toe construction and slotted straps stitched across vamps". [2] A loafer may even be "decorated with metal chains or tassels". [2]

5. Footwear - Wikipedia

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   In the U.S., the annual footwear industry revenue was $48 billion in 2012. In 2015, there were about 29,000 shoe stores in the U.S. and the shoe industry employed about 189,000 people. [47] Due to rising imports, these numbers are also declining. The only way of staying afloat in the shoe market is to establish a presence in niche markets. [48]

6. Shoe - Wikipedia

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   The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.

7. G.H. Bass - Wikipedia

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   In 1967, Sunjuns, a Women’s sandal was first introduced. As they continued to grow in 1968, G.H. Bass & Co. acquired Burgess Shoe Store, giving the firm flexibility of direct retail outlet. [ 5 ] In 1969, the firm acquired Rosemount Engineering Co.’s Consumer Product Division in Minnesota.

8. Bobby-soxer (subculture) - Wikipedia

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   A typical bobby soxer outfit included bobby socks – the inspiration for their nickname – penny loafers or saddle shoes, Shetland sweaters, and poodle skirts or blue jeans. [18] In addition to this ensemble's association with bobby soxers, the combination of poodle skirts and ankle socks has been described as a symbol of the conception of ...

9. Wedge (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Wedge boots, wedgies, or lifties are shoes and boots with a sole in the form of a wedge, such that one piece of material, normally rubber, serves as both the sole and the heel. This design dates back to ancient Greece. [1] Greek Actors used to wear these shoes to signify status.