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2. Elevator shoe - Wikipedia

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   Elevator shoes are shoes that have thickened sections of the insoles (known as shoe lifts) under the heels to make the wearer appear taller, or "elevate" them as the name suggests. [ 1 ] Unlike high-heeled shoes , the component of elevator shoes that increases the wearer's height is inside the shoe, hiding it from observers.

3. Shoe insert - Wikipedia

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   A pair of orthopedic insoles A pair of regular leather inner soles. A removable shoe insert, otherwise known as a foot orthosis, insole or inner sole, accomplishes many purposes, including daily wear comfort, height enhancement, plantar fasciitis treatment, arch support, foot and joint pain relief from arthritis, overuse, injuries, leg length discrepancy, and other causes such as orthopedic ...

4. Heel lift - Wikipedia

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   Heel lifts, also known as shoe inserts, are commonly used as therapy for leg-length differences leading to knee, hip, and back pain.They attempt to reduce stress on the Achilles' tendon during healing, and for various rehabilitation uses.

5. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   A nine-year-old is about half an adult's height, and a toddler about a quarter; so, relative to body height, a 2-inch (5 cm) heel on an adult would be a one-inch heel on the nine-year-old, and a half-inch heel on the toddler, [33] though whether this translates to comparable health harms is not known. [6]

6. Mary Jane (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   Mary Jane was a character created by Richard Felton Outcault, "Father of the Sunday Comic Strip", for his comic strip Buster Brown, which was first published in 1902. [citation needed] She was the sister of the title character Buster Brown and was drawn from real life, as Outcault had a daughter of the same name.

7. Pointe shoe - Wikipedia

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   A shank, which is a piece of rigid material that serves to stiffen the sole so as to provide support for the arch of the en pointe foot. [ 10 ] The exterior of a pointe shoe is covered with fabric , thus concealing the box and other internal structural elements and lending an aesthetically pleasing look to the shoe.