Time Changes Everything

  • Shoes Changed

    The first even of someone using string to tie shoes, instead of the normal buckles and buttons
  • The Soles

    The Soles
    Charles Goodyear files a patent to process rubber into something more durable. This process was a strong start for what became rubber-soled shoes.
  • Mckay Stitcher

    Lyman Reed Blake created a sewing machine that can make shoes uppers into soles. It was later called the Mckay Stitcher.
  • The first "sneaker"

    The Untied States Rubber Company announces Keds, the first mass-produces shoe as the "sneaker."
  • 3-D

    3-D
    New Balance and Nike announce the first athletic shoes with 3-D printed soles.
  • First All Foam Bottom

    First All Foam Bottom
    on Feb 22nd of this year Nike released the first all foam bottom shoe