Monday, December 1, 2008

SHOES

A shoe is an item of footwear. There is evidence that shoes were worn about 40,000 years ago. Shoes may vary from a simple flip-flop to a complex boot. Shoes may have heels, although high heels are considered a woman's style. A Shoe may be made of leather,synthetic cloth,rubber or even canvas. Athletic shoe soles are sometimes made of rubber.

There are several kinds of shoes;may it be dress shoes or casual.

Dress shoes are categorized by smooth leather uppers, soles, and a narrow sleek figure. Whereas casual shoes are characterized by sturdy leather uppers, non-leather outsoles, and wide profile.Dress shoes are designed for both genders. The majority of dress shoes have an upper covering, commonly made of leather, enclosing most of the lower foot, but not covering the ankles.

There is a large variety of shoes available for women:Kitten heels,High heels,Sneaker boot,Wedge Sandals,Pumps which are also known as ballerinas being some.

Athletic shoes may be worn by both the genders,such as sneakers,joggers,running shoes or golf.Though they do have color differences according to the gender;pink mostly being the woman's color while men choose to wear other defined such as black . Some shoes are regularly worn by both the genders like sandals and clog's.

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