How to shop for a great pair of shoes
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Are All Those Women’s Shoes Necessary?
Many women buy women’s shoes as a fashion statement and a symbol of status and stature. Many individuals purchase shoes when they need them or their old ones wear out. However, dress shoes, athletic shoes, formal shoes are necessary and serve different functions.
Origins of Shoes
The origins of the shoes to preserve the human condition. 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. Early shoes were very basic and crude, often made from animal carcasses. 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. However, women started painting shoes and making them more intricate . Because of this women’s shoes have become the elegant pieces you see in the modern era. 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 are either made by hand, machine or both. Low cost or pricey. Nice or junky or anywhere in between.
Sole - is bottom part where all the padding comes into play to give the wearer optimal support. Shoes with good padding are crafted with quite a bit of layers for added support. 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. This allow the feet to air out and to be admired by others, especially since some women spend quite a bit of money on their nails.
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. Some people wear heals because it can give them as much as an added inch in height. Some women have a difficult time walking in heels as they can be a challenge due to their narrow profile.
Women seem to have a shoe for every occasion. Some women have more shoes than they do fingers and toes. Men have casual, dress and athletic shoes, women have all those times 10 and all in a different color for each minute of the day or night