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Bata Shoe Museum's online exhibits on the history and variety of footwear: "All About Shoes". Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. "Footwear History". Archived from the original on 2006-08-13. "International Shoe Size Conversion Charts"., from i18nguy's website, offers more information. "Shoe Care". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18.
This is a list of shoe styles and designs. A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function.
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cordwainers (sometimes misidentified as cobblers, who repair shoes rather than make them [citation needed]). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds [1] of masters, journeymen, and apprentices (both men and ...
The usual English name poulaine[1][2] (/ puˈleɪn /) is a borrowing and clipping of earlier Middle French soulers a la poulaine ("shoes in the Polish fashion") from the style's supposed origin in medieval Poland. [3] They have also been known as pikes[2][4] from the common weapon of the era; as piked, peaked, or copped shoes; [1] as cracows ...
Mule (shoe) A pair of red and animal skin high heeled mules. Mule is a style of shoe that has no back or constraint around the foot's heel. The English word mule —originally written moyle —comes from French, which was using it specifically for women's slippers with an open heel since at least 1556. [1] There, mules were bedroom slippers and ...
Footwear. Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which typically serve the purpose of protection against adversities of the environment such as wear from rough ground; stability on slippery ground; and temperature. Shoes and similar garments ease locomotion and prevent injuries. Such footwear can also be used for fashion and adornment ...
Geta (footwear) Geta. (footwear) A pair of geta. Geta (下駄) (pl. geta) [1] are traditional Japanese footwear resembling flip-flops. A kind of sandal, geta have a flat wooden base elevated with up to three (though commonly two) "teeth", held on the foot with a fabric thong, which keeps the foot raised above the ground.
The modern huarache developed from the adoption in the 1930s of making soles by recycling used rubber from automotive tires. Modern designs vary in style from a simplistic sandal to a more complex shoe, using both traditional leather as well as more modern synthetic materials. Many shoes claim to be huaraches, but they are only considered ...