Types of Footwear

Shoe is a protective covering for the foot.The various types include the boot,whose upper extends above the ankle,the clog is a simple wooden-soled shoe.The moccasin is a hunting shoe whose sole extends around and over the foot.Sandal is an open shoe whose sole is secured to the foot by straps and the slipper is a soft indoor shoe.Shoes have been made from earlier times,the type depending mainly on climate.Clogs,Sandals and Moccasins were the dominant fashion until the early Middle ages.Since then boots and typical shoes in widely varying styles have been most popular.Leather has always been the main material used,shaped on a wood or metal form and hand sewn,the sole being nailed to the upper.Other materials have to some extent displaced leather:natural and synthetic rubber for the sole and heel and various plastics and synthetic fibres for the upper.