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A chopine is a type of women's platform shoe of spanish origin that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Chopines were originally used as a patten, clog, or overshoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil. Chopines originated in Spain in the 14th century and spread to Italy and other parts of Europe throught the 15th ...
The zapateado is a group of dance styles of Mexico, characterized by a lively rhythm punctuated by the striking of the dancer's shoes, akin to tap dance. The name derives from the Spanish word zapato for "shoe": zapatear means to strike with a shoe. It is widely used in sones, huapangos and chilenas. The term is also used to refer to percussive ...
In flamenco, zapateado also refers to a style of dancing which accents the percussive effect of the footwork (zapatear is a Spanish verb, and zapato means "shoe"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the footwork of particular zapateado , "the dancer and the guitarists work together in unison, building from simple foot taps and bell-like guitar tones to rapid and ...
Old Boots (Spanish: Las Botas Viejas), also known as the Old Shoes Monument (Spanish: Monumento Los Zapatos Viejos) is a sculpture located in Cartagena, Colombia.The statue was created in honor of Colombian poet Luis Carlos López [], who, in his poem A mi Ciudad Nativa, compared the city of Cartagena to a pair of old boots.
Mexican pointy boots (Spanish: Botas picudas mexicanas) or tribal boots (Spanish: botas tribaleras) are a style of pointed fashion boots made with elongated toes that were a popular footwear for men in parts of Mexico. The boots were commonly worn in an ironic and comedic way by males involved in the tribal music subculture that thrived in the ...
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
Scientists have found what they believe are Europe’s oldest pair of shoes in a Spanish cave network populated by bats.. The discovery of the grass-woven sandals in Cueva de los Murciélagos, or ...
US$2 billion (2015) Number of employees. 1,500+. Parent. Amazon. Website. zappos.com. Zappos.com is an American online shoe and clothing retailer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1] The company was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn and launched under the domain name Shoesite.com.