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2. Slide (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Slides typically aren't designed with a front and back end, which forces the wearer's toes to grip harder to keep the footwear in place, causing foot pain, and with more frequent usage it could change the toe's natural shape and growth, leading to hammertoes. These issues can be solved by wearing slides with a higher heel height, and more ...

3. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   International Standard ballroom shoes for women are closed-toed shoes with a sturdy 2-to-2.5-inch heel because steps are performed using the foot's heel. [56] International Latin and American Rhythm shoes are open-toed, strapped heels that are an average of 2.5 to 3 inches in height. These shoes have the least sturdy heel because International ...

4. Timberland (company) - Wikipedia

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   In a 1993 The New York Times article about "outdoor" clothing brands' cross-over appeal to Black and Hispanic inner-city youth, Jeffrey Swartz downplayed the importance of the urban youth market in Timberland's success, saying that the company concentrated its advertising on its core customers, "honest working people", adding that the urban ...

5. 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.

6. Self-tying shoes - Wikipedia

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   Once the shoes are on, the wearer presses their heel on the concealed disc linked to the laces by wires, and wearers can use a lever attached to the back of the shoe to release pressure and loosen the lace. In November 2014, the company started a kickstarter project to raise funds and sell the shoes. [14] [15]

7. Sandal - Wikipedia

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   Huarache, a Mexican sandal, [14] with sole made of a tire tread, or huarache (running shoe), a flat sandal used by minimalist runners. Jelly sandals or jelly shoes were originally a version of the classic fisherman sandal made in PVC plastic. They were invented in 1946 by Frenchman Jean Dauphant in response to a post-war leather shortage.