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Loafers are the most famous shoes for men which are low leather step in shoes having broad and flat heels. The very first appearance of these shoes was way back in the 1930's with no shoelaces or buckles. When you have to attend any formal function, penny loafers are the best kind of shoes to be worn as they are made of leather and are very well suited for formal occasions.
Penny loafers are often known as the trademark for Michael Jackson and are accepted both as formals and semi formals. However, for some of the formal occasions, one can go in for the lace up shoes which are made of wingtips, solid piece leather or cap toe.
These are one of the kind shoes which can be worn by both men and women. They come in many different styles and according to these styles you can make out if you should be wearing your socks with them or not. For instance, women prefer wearing these shoes with knee length socks; on the other hand men have been wearing them without their socks.
It is said that this trend dates back to1960s when the men in the campus chose to wear these shoes without their socks even during the winter seasons. 1970's saw these men going to parties without socks and these days it's a rage and a classic fashion to wear loafers without the socks which go well with jeans and blazer for a neat look which has also been mentioned in the famous GQ magazine.
Shoes have always been an important part of our civilisation and they have been around for as much as 2500 years. But what is interesting is the fact that today the loafers that men wear were worn in the winters and colder temperatures in the earlier centuries. While the shoes worn in the warm climates were the strappy sandals similar to the ones that women wear.
In fact, another interesting thing which comes to notice is the fact that the earliest shoes that were made were merely leather pouches meant just to protect the feet from the rocks and the cold climates. Shoes were the earliest style symbols for the people of Europe as when they were introduced, people received them very well and they became a rage. These were earlier the best kind of shoes available which were hand stitched and it was very time consuming to make those crafted shoes.
