Shoes
There are many types of shoes, boots, slippers…. But why are there so many?
As with all things, humans like all sorts. Some prefer a nice comfortable soft shoe for work maybe while others would get on better with a thigh high stiletto boot for clubbing.
There are different shoes for different occasions but they still come in many styles, shapes, and sizes. Below is a list of popular styles that are available for a number of venues.
• Stiletto Shoes
• Fancy Dress
• New Rock Boots
• Thigh Boots
• Platforms
Stiletto Shoes
Warn by women for the best part but there are men who invest in shoes of this type. They’re said to be very sexy and give a beautiful shape to your legs. It’s possible that they were first worn by ladies of the night as they were once labeled, prostitutes to you and me. As time went by, they became ever more popular with women all over the world. Ranging in heal length from the smallest inch to 8 inches in length there are height to suit all.
Some come with rounded toes and some very pointed and others in-between. All colours and materials and some have straps or buckles. The list is endless so you can see why they are so popular.
Not so popular for everyday use might be;
Fancy Dress
Very often these are styles of shoes that are dated in appearance. The whole point of fancy dress is to create a look that no one wears any more or would only wear to create an outrageous look. Fancy dress shoe were probably born a long time ago. There is no way of really knowing but you can travel back in time as far as cave man days with fancy dress.
So, in terms of shoes or footwear in general, fancy dress shoes can come in all the styles we have seen on peoples feet since time began.
New Rock Boots
There are several styles for new rock boots and shoes. They tend to cover styles such as gothic, cowboy, motor cycle, and moving into more formal styles. Although they are not tied to just these styles but these do seem to be the most popular.
Each style has a title or a name given by New Rock. Malicia is a name given to a range of high heels and the gothic range of boots are known as the Metallic Power range.
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These boots are often linked with fetish footwear too. They have extras such as thick soles, spikes and skull buckles and flame patterns. This is what makes them so popular with groups that are involved with or even just like the look of this style.
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Thigh Boots
Always a favorite for many occasions including going clubbing and fetish wear. Most of us buy them for the clubbing and as they come in all shapes styles and colours it’s easy to find some that fit the outfit we have on and the club we are going to.
Lace ups, zips, buckles, straps, high heels, low heels, shinny, velvet and ever colour you could want they really are very attractive accessories and at affordable prices too. Of course you can also use them for work or just going into town to do the shopping. A must have in any shoe collection for woman of all ages.
Platforms
Last but not least is the good old Platform shoe or boot if you’d prefer. Dating back to the 16th century in places like Ancient Greece they were practically popular with prostitutes and by the 18th century they had found their way into Europe. Of course, we now remember them best for the 60’s and 70’ but they are still on sale now so it would seem that the idea of a shoe or boot that makes you taller is a definite long term fashion item and a must have.
As like all the other footwear, they come in all sorts of shapes and styles, colours and designs. In fact, the whole point of a platform is the sole. You can have any style uppers attached to the top so as you can see, they are a must the world of footwear fashion. |