Shoes, a reality or fantasy?
Are All Those Women’s Shoes Necessary?
Many women buy women’s shoes as a fashion statement and a symbol of status and stature. Most people buy shoes on an as needed basis. However, dress shoes, athletic shoes, formal shoes are necessary and serve different functions.
Origins of Shoes
The origins of the shoes was for the protection and safe guarding of human feet . The reasons, rather they are because of the elements or to prevent serious injury to the foot, shoes enabled man to travel increased his odds of survival. The first shoes were animals husks or basic sleeves of woven materials. Shoes became much more intricate as time went on and man became better with using the resources at his disposal and developed better tools to work with.
Men came to find wearing shoes to be a necessity as it aided their duties in hunting and farming. But women started making shoes fancier over time, adding designs and feminine elements. Hence, women’s shoes evolved over time to what they are today . Something extravagant and trendy that they cannot get enough of.
Anatomy of a Woman’s Shoe
Shoes are made from different parts and in different ways. Each component, down to the materials to the glue will determine the longevity of the individual shoe in question. They can be machine made or handcrafted. Cheap or expensive. Nice or junky or anywhere in between.
Sole - is bottom part where all the padding comes into play to give the wearer optimal support. Well padded shoes are made from multiple layers. Running shoes often have the best support and most padding, even times being made of space ages materials.
Insole - refers to the interior of a shoe. The foot sits right on it and can often be easily replaced when it is worn out. This is a nice conveince as you can just purchase a replacement insole rather than having to spend money on an entirely new set of shoes.
Upper cover - refers to the top of the shoe. It also goes by the name of vamp in many womens shoes. Many women’s shoes, such as the ones featured here just have straps rather than a full upper cover. These are much cooler but do not keep the foot warm during cold weather.
Heel - An integral part of any shoes, this part is different from the rest of the shoes and was usually added on in the end and, like the insole, can be replaced in some cases. Many women wear heels because it gives them a tremendous height advantage. It can be hard for women to walk in heels because there is not much of the heel touching the surface of the ground.
Women seem to have a shoe for every occasion. It’s not uncommon for women to have a different shoe for each day of the week and then some. Men have casual, dress and athletic shoes, women have all and a shoe for every day of the week.
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