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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 ...
Shoe buckles are fashion accessories worn by men and women from the mid-17th century through the 18th century to the 19th century. Shoe buckles were made of a variety of materials including brass, steel, silver or silver gilt, and buckles for formal wear were set with diamonds, quartz or imitation jewels. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Footwearrefers to garmentsworn on the feet, which typically serve the purpose of protectionagainst 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 fashionand adornment, as well as to ...
Hutou xie. (虎头鞋) Tiger-head shoes. Also known as "tiger shoes". [ 6 ] These shoes were worn by Han Chinese Chinese children to scare off bad spirits. [ 7 ][ 8 ] They are usually worn along with the tiger head hat. [ 9 ][ 8 ] They vary in styles depending on regional culture. [ 6 ] Unknown – present day.
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 ...
The German Shoe Museum ( German: Deutsches Schuhmuseum Hauenstein, full name: Museum für Schuhproduktion und Industriegeschichte Hauenstein) is a museum in Hauenstein, Palatinate. Its exhibits cover the development of the local shoe industry. On four stories of an old shoe factory, the museum illustrates both technical aspects of shoe ...
The shoes are cone or sheath-shaped, intended to resemble a lotus bud. [1] The size of lotus shoes was between 5.25 and 5.5 inches in length and 1.75-2 inches in width. [2] Until the early 1900s, lotus shoes were primarily made in the home by the women who wore them. [2] They were delicately constructed from cotton or silk, and small enough to ...