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Over the years shoes have dramatically changed due to cultures and fashions.
Footwear is under the influence of fashion.During the late Roman (Byzantine) empire, Christian morality deemed it sinful to expose the body.
St Clement of Alexandria in the third century AD Preached humility for woman who showed their toes.
Byzantine footwear covered the feet and shoes replaced the sandals that both men and women had worn for centuries.
Fashion began to change around 1600 as the barriers in dress distinction between classes started to break down.
It became a commodity that was traded throughout Europe, remaining elitist through consumption, quality and extravagance.
The working classes adapted high fashion into simpler modes using humbler materials and were only restricted by cost and practicality.
Shoes where first named by the Greeks and later the Romans, who provided the root for many of our present day footwear styles, including soccus, sandalium and muleus (sock, sandal and mule).
Suddenly there was an interest in high thin-heeled shoes,
and by the 1760s English ladies had abandoned their sensible heels to take up the French curvaceous pompadour heel and later, in the 1770s, the Italian stiletto like heel.
Casual After Sport -A type of casual shoe that's ideal for use after athletic activity, with sporty styling and comfort, but lacking an athletic shoe's technical features.
UGG a legendary brand. Those who cought the first glimpse of UGG would be confused by its ugly and heavy appearance.
style. the A-class Ugg has soft tactility and is cozy and warm even barefooted.
