Shoes are not an essential part of being human. In some cultures they do not even have shoes, and in the past, our ancestors certainly did not wear shoes. Feet naturally assume a leathery skin when we do not wear shoes, and this is the way nature intended. However, shoes have proved a fantastic invention, and nowadays, we are all too prissy to consider walking barefoot, how uncouth would we all feel if we did. But the biggest reason for wearing shoes, at least from the opinion of most women and the vast majority of men, is for their fashion.
Today, we love shoes, we just cannot get enough, and this fact is evidenced by the billions and billions of shoes that we manufacture as a planet each and every year. We have shoes to suit all sized feet, all tastes; all comfort levels, and all fashions. Some countries have their own particular type of shoes: in Holland they have clogs; in Spain they have the espadrilles; in England they have wellies…and we are sure you can add your own to the list here. Shoes, then, are now a fundamental part of life, not of being human, but of being a modern human.
We cater for everyone. The man with the largest feet in the world still wears shoes. We have shoes for people who are allergic to leather. We have shoes for people with unusually wide feet. We have shoes for babies, who cannot wear soled shoes as yet. We have shoes for the tiny Japanese feet common to Japan during the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th century.
Shoes have been around for millennia now, and nobody is quite sure of their origins. The most likely explanation is that they were invented by unrelated groups more than once. Today’s shoes, though, have their roots in the Roman and Greek cultures – in fact, the popular Gladiator Sandal is a case in point.
You can carry on the tradition by buying a new pair of shoes, take a look at http://www.mr-shoes.co.uk and see what you think.
