1. SHOES
History
 4000 BC Middle Paleolithic Age
 7000 BC Central Oregon
 5500 BC Armenia
 2500 BC Indians
 1500 BC Egypt
 900BC Athens/Greek
 300AD Ancient Greece and Rome
 1100 AD Europeans
 1200 AD The Sabot
 1400 AD Medieval Preference
 1600 AD France
 1628 AD USA
 1760 AD Massachusetts
 1892 -1913 Rubber Shoes
 1900 AD Modern shoes
 1970 AD Plateau shoes
 1982 AD Dancing shoes
 2006 AD Stuart Weitzman’s Rita Hayworth Heelswith (rubies, sapphires and diamonds)
 2007 AD Different types of shoes.

2. Designers
Popular shoe designers intentionally put distinguishing features and designs for their customers to
recognize their brands. There are many different types of shoe brands and labels of today that we
automatically recognize upon seeing.
Popular Shoe Brands
 -Nike- leading supplier of athletic shoes worldwide.
 -Beaverton, Oregon, United States
 -Ralph Lauren- sells a variety of different shoes, most popular being their stiletto sandals
 -younger crowd
 -business started as a polo men’s shirt manufacturer
 -Jimmy Choo- became popular for handmade women footwear, famous for intricate designs
 -received recognition in 1988 after featured in an eight page spread in Vogue magazine, and worn by
Princess Diana in 1990.

3. Styles & Parts of Sole
STYLE OF SHOES
 Ballet Shoes - Ballet shoes, or ballet slippers, are lightweight shoes designed specifically for
ballet dancing.
 Sneakers - Sneakers are footwear of flexible material, typically featuring a sole made of rubber.
 Athletic Shoes - Athletic shoe is a generic name for the footwear primarily designed for sports or
other forms of physical exercise but in recent years has come to be used for
casual everyday activities.
 Climbing Shoes - A climbing shoe is a specialized type of footwear designed for rock climbing.
 Skate Shoes - Skate shoes are shoes specially designed and manufactured for use in
skateboarding.
SOLE o Insole
o Outsole
The bottom of a shoe o Midsole
o Heel
o Vamp/upper
o Lateral/medial
o Welt