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Jan 1, 1000
Beggining
the first record of the shoe was dated back as far as 40000 years ago. Humans have been wearing shoes for a long time! -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
History of the Shoe
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Feb 1, 1000
Oldest shoe ever found
Oldest shoe ever found was a sandal that dated back to 8000 B.C -
Jan 1, 1100
Oldest leather shoe
The oldest leather shoe was dug up in Armenia and dates back 5500 years ago!! -
Jan 1, 1330
Foot bags
Around this time period designs were simple. Back then shoes more resemvled foot bags and were not meant for comfort. Although it is more comfortabl than walking barefoot. -
Jan 1, 1500
Turn shoes
Around the middle ages yurn shoes were created with drawstrings attached to tighten for a better fit. -
Jan 1, 1550
midlle ages
As Europe gained in wealth and power shoes became a status symbol. Which means if you had dingy shoes you were at the bottom of the social chart. -
Sewnsole
Since the seventeenth century most shoes have used a sewn in sole. -
Straights
Until about 1800 shoes had no difference between the left and right shoe. You could wear either shoe on either foot with the same discomfort! -
Mass production
An african american names Jan Ernst Matzeliger got his patent for his invention that is the first machine to mass produce the shoe. Before this shoes were mad at home. -
20th century!
Its only since the twentieth century that the advancements with rubber plastic and sythetic clothes have been applied to the shoe. -
Modern times!!
Now a days we have shoes for almost every activity. Shoes have an amazing history and have came a long way from foot bags!!