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The History Of Shoes by Terry Long
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Take a Look at your feet right now. What do you observe? A bit more than probably, you are observing a pair of shoes. If you are at home on your computer, you might observe a set of house slippers. My personal house slippers are made of leather fabric on the outside and cozy fur on the inside. I wear them because I want to keep my feet nice and warm while I am at home. The intriguing thing is the fact that footwear is produced in a vast variety for the many different tastes that people have. Have you ever? The earliest shoes happened to be sandals. They were worn as early as the year 8000 B.C. A set of these shoes which were 10,000 years old just so happened to be found in a cave located in the United States in the summer of 1938. The world's oldest fabric shoe, made of an unmarried piece of cowhide, was found in Armenia within the spring of 2008. This shoe is viewed to have been from the year 3,500 B.C. Throughout history shoes or boot foot covering have been manufactured of fabric, wooden, or canvas materials. The advancements of modern technologies has experienced great breakthroughs in rubbers, plastics, and petrochemical derived materials. These technical developments are a product of the extremely need for shoes to be as comfortable, flexible, and durable as they may be today. The definition of a shoe is pretty much common sense, but lets talk about it anyway. A shoe is basically a type of covering for the foot to shield it while doing assorted tasks. We have to assert that in modern communities, shoes have become a purchase created as a contribution to a certain appearance and/or style. They are not purchased solely for function. When we think back to our high school days, gym shoes were mainly about function for sports and not so much they way they look. Today, when individuals are making a choice on which footwear to buy they might be a bit more concerned with fashion first and comfort is second. This really is a great method for making decisions about which shoes to purchase. Consider this for a moment. If you know of a successful athlete who has endorsed a certain shoe, they have more than likely tested it. The company will usually run them through rigorous test to be able to assure that this item can perform for the customer. This assures that the purchase you make is going to be a good one. Shoe History, The History Of Shoes
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