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Sindhi Khusso, Multani Khussa or simply Khussa (Urdu: کُھسّہ), is a traditional footwear [1] produced in Sindh and Multan in Pakistan. [2] [3] [4] Khussa are made by local artisans mostly using vegetable-tanned leather. Khussa is also hand painted on demand by Funkari Customs.
The shoe takes its name from the city of Peshawar, [1] where it originates. While chappal is the word for flip-flops or sandals in Urdu, locals in Peshawar call the Peshawari Tsaplay (Pashto: څپلی). The shoes are worn by men casually or formally, usually with the shalwar kameez.
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.
In medieval Europe, leather shoes and boots became more common. At first most were simply pieces of leather sewn together and then held tight around the foot with a toggle or drawstring. This developed into the turnshoe, where the sole and upper were sewn together and then turned inside-out to hide and protect the seam and improve water resistance.
'Breaking in' your shoes in reality doesn't mean letting your shoes get used to the shape of your foot -- in fact it's quite the opposite: Your feet are going to be the ones working to adjust size ...
Crocs, clog like shoes from a synthetic, rubbery, waterproof material, created in the United States in 2002; Clog can be formed as a heavy sandal, having a thick, typically wooden sole; Crochet sandals [12] Fisherman sandal is a type of T-bar sandal originally for men and boys. The toes are enclosed by a number of leather bands interwoven with ...
Sole (fish), one of several species and groups of flatfishes: Soleidae, the family of the "true soles" Solea solea, the common or Dover sole, used in European cooking; American sole, the family Achiridae; Tonguefish, or tongue sole, in the family Cynoglossidae; Several species of righteye flounder in the family Pleuronectidae: Lemon sole
Wedge boots, wedgies, or lifties are shoes and boots with a sole in the form of a wedge, such that one piece of material, normally rubber, serves as both the sole and the heel. This design dates back to ancient Greece. [1] Greek Actors used to wear these shoes to signify status.