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2. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   A pair of high-heeled shoes. High-heeled shoes, also known as high heels, are a type of shoe with an upward-angled sole. The heel in such shoes is raised above the ball of the foot. High heels cause the legs to appear longer, make the wearer appear taller, and accentuate the calf muscle. [1]

3. Platform shoe - Wikipedia

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   Extreme heights, of both the sole and heel, can be found in fetish footwear such as ballet boots, where the sole may be up to 20 cm (8 in) high and the heels up to 40 cm (16 in) or more. The sole of a platform shoe can have a continuous uniform thickness, have a wedge, a separate block or a stiletto heel.

4. Sandal - Wikipedia

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   Sandals can also have a heel. While the distinction between sandals and other types of footwear can sometimes be blurry (as in the case of huaraches —the woven leather footwear seen in Mexico, and peep-toe pumps), the common understanding is that a sandal leaves all or most of the foot exposed.

5. 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.

6. Slingback - Wikipedia

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   It typically has a low vamp front similar to that of classic full shoe heels. Slingbacks can be considered a type of sandal [ 1 ] and come in a wide variety of styles from casual to dressy, with heel heights ranging from flat to medium and sometimes high, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] heel types ranging from as thin as a stiletto to as thick as wedges and they ...

7. Flip-flops - Wikipedia

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   The leaves of the sisal plant were used to make twine for sandals in South America, while the natives of Mexico used the yucca plant. [12] The Ancient Greeks and Romans wore versions of flip-flops as well. In Greek sandals, the toe strap was worn between the first and second toes, while Roman sandals had the strap between the second and third toes.