All About Shoes
We found out some interesting facts about shoes and brought them to you.
In 1917 Henry Nelson McKinney from the company N. W. Ayer & Son coined the word sneakers because the shoes were quiet and had soft rubber soles making it easier to sneak up on people.
In 10th-11th centuries’ China, feet and toes were broken and folded to fit into special boots fit for ‘lotus feet’. Apparently, it was a time when small feet were all the rage.
The first boots for women were made in 1840 and of course for the queen of England, Victoria.
Jimmy Choo started creating shoes at the age of 11.
In 1600s when King Louis XIV of France ruled, only used to wear heels as it was the symbol of aristocracy.
During the reign of King Edward II, a royal order was issued in 1324, which pointed out that a grain of barley is an official measurement standard in footwear production.
From the October 2020 issue of FHM India.
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