Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet, the fashion, the protection of the environment, as well as for decoration. The head is associated with poverty, but some cultures opted not to take the shoes, at least in some situations.
Between the legs and other footwear, often with sandals often use socks and other socks and flip flops (thongs). It is sometimes associated with the fetiĊĦism, especially in certain practices in the footwear including shoes boots.
Sturdy footwear is relatively invention, although many ancient civilizations used ornamental shoes. Many ancient civilizations did not see any need for shoes. The Roman See, clothing and footwear, as a sign of status and power, as well as most Romans wore shoes and the peasants and slaves, who remained barefoot. During the middle ages saw the high-heeled shoes, the increase is due to the power and the desire to appear larger than life and the images are often portrayed as the head as a symbol of poverty. Bare feet should also be considered as a sign of humility and respect, and a number of religious adherents or bemoan barefoot or remove their shoes as a sign of respect for a higher position.
Some cultures have taken people to remove their shoes before entering a home and some religious communities require shoes to be removed before entering the building, which they consider sacred as a temple.
Shoemaking craft professionals is a cobbler, cobbler or cordwainer.
History
Senior approved Footwear was discovered in the cave of rocha forte in the United States, State of Oregon; These Sandals woven from Altadena bark radiocarbon dating indicates at least 10,000 years old. However, it seems that the ancient sandals, walking a carbon by 500,000 BC.
Many people in ancient times, such as the Egyptians and Greeks, Hindus, there is a pair of shoes, and most of this time was barefoot. The Egyptians and acknowledges sometimes wore decorative soleles shoes, sandals are known as "Cleopatra", which did not provide any practical protection for the legs. The ancient Greeks, to a large extent, take a look at the shoes as self-indulgent, unaesthetic and redundant. Footwear used primarily in the theatre as a tool to boost low and many prefer to go barefoot. The ancient Olympic Games athletes participated barefoot and naked. Even the gods and heroes are mainly portrayed barefoot and Hoplites wars fought in the battle barefoot and Alexander the great conquered half of the head of the army of the ancient world.
The Romans, who finally conquered the Greeks and adopted many aspects of their culture, not to adopt the Greek understanding of clothes and shoes. Roman clothing was seen as a symbol of strength and footwear was considered a necessity in a civilized world, while slaves and generally ran barefoot paupers. There are many references to shoes to wear in the Bible. During the period of the parent of the marriage of his son will give a pair of shoes for the transfer of power.
During the middle ages, men and women wear a pair of times feel about high heel shoes today, a precursor of time in which the poor and lower classes of Europe and slaves in the new world are barefoot. the 15TH century based in Turkey and chopin is usually a high 7-8 inches (20.3 cm 17.7). These shoes became popular in Italy and throughout Europe, as a symbol of wealth and social status of the situation.
The 16TH century, the high heel shoes royalty-bearing began to look taller or larger than life, by Catherine de ' Medici or Mary I of England. 1580 men wore it and the man with the power or wealth, often called the "rich". In today's society, high heel shoes are part of Womenswear, perhaps more sexual side.
