shoe
- In 1927, X-rays were used to help people find a fitting shoe. It was known as the Shoe-Fitting Fluoroscope but was later destroyed due to health hazards
- Shoes were made over 4000 years ago
- Heels were invented in the Middle East to help lift the foot from the burning sand
- In 16th and 17th century Europe, heels on shoes were always colored red
- Sneakers were originally called keds
- The first lady’s boot was designed for Queen Victoria in 1840
- Before the 19th century, there wasn’t a left or right shoe. Both sides were identical
- In Biblical times a sandal was given as a sign of an oath
- In Hungary the groom drinks a toast to his bride out of her wedding slipper
- In the Middle Ages a father passed his authority over his daughter to her husband in a shoe ceremony. At the wedding, the groom handed the bride a shoe, which she put on to show she was then his subject
Comments
Comment from Sharon
A nice read. Stay warm
Comment from koea
lovin it
Comment from Foreman JOE
I didn’t think there would be so many facts on shoes. I like them all especially the one about Queen Victoria being the first one to wear the lady’s boot. And how crazy are the Hungarians to drink out of their wedding slipper. Imagine someone who has tow koodies. Eyyuckkk…