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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 peop...