THE SHOE GOES ON// events

FOR SERIOUS SHOE LOVERS

Shoes we all wear them and some of us can't have enough pairs of shoes. From a simple sandal, to a comfortable runner or a fancy designer shoe. Those ladies that have a closet full of shoes will probably love to see a collection of shoes on exhibition Walk this Way from April 20 . October 8

at the HISTORICAL SOCIETY- NEW YORK.

This is a collection by the famous shoe designer Stewart Weitzmann with over 100 shoes from the 1800s to the present . He started his collection it seems because of his wife. Some of the shoes were worn for the Oscars and now one can see some of these shoes that are pieces of art.

SHOE STORIES

The history of shoes or perhaps the first shoe worn was found in Oregon made of bark and from about 7000 BC. A leather shoe was found in Armenia and dates back to 3500 BC.

In the 15th century , the high heel shoe was worn by both women and men. The rich affluent people of Europe.

VENETIAN CHOPINE

A chopine shoe perhaps the first platform shoe with a height of 7 to 8 inches were made in Turkey and became popular in Venice and the rest of Europe. The higher the heel the more affluent the person was and also indicated wealth and social standing.

MODERN CHOPINE PLATFORM SHOES

Later in the 16th century the royals began to wear heels too. Embroidery and embellishments of stones , pearls and jewels. Which we can see now on some shoe designs.

Over time the shoe industry became a major thing and so the mass production of shoes began.

Yes man has come a long way in the art of shoemaking and design.

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