Shoes have become part of human needs, especially for modern people. Apart from protecting the feet, shoes have also become part of the lifestyle or "life style", so that the appearance is cool and attractive. Shoes are used to go to work, school, sports, or to other places.
Talking about these shoes, it turns out that there are origins and origins. Quoting from various sources, historians estimate that shoes were first made in the ice age or about five million years ago, and were made from animal skins. Large numbers of primitive shoes have been found in the interior of Missouri, United States and are thought to date from 8000 BC (BC).
Other shoes have also been found in the French mountains and date from 3300 BC. Apart from animal skins, there are also shoes made of grass or shrubs to protect the feet from the hot sun or cold temperatures.
In addition to the American Missouri, footwear from ancient Egyptian, Viking, and ancient Chinese civilizations were also found. Also found a footwear that originated in Ancient Egypt and has a very beautiful picture. The footwear belongs to the King of Egypt. Footwear was also used to show social status.
Ancient Greek society also had footwear that was very supportive of their activities. Her shoes have lots of straps tied around the calves. The ancient Roman soldiers also had very distinctive shoes called caligae. When the Roman soldiers returned from war and won, the caligae would be given nails that came from bronze, silver and even gold.
From various sources, here's a brief history and origin of shoes:
In 1800, the first rubber-soled shoes were made and were called "Plimsolls"
1892, Goodyear and the rubber shoe company division of the US Rubber Company, started producing rubber and canvas shoes under different names and it was eventually determined that Keds was the best name.
1908, Marquis M.Converse founded the Converse shoe company, which revolutionized the game of basketball for more than a century and became an American icon
1917, Keds are the first mass-produced athletic shoes. Then these shoes would later be called sneakers by Henry Nelson McKinney, an advertising agent for N.W. Ayer and Son, because the soles are softer and do not make a squeaky sound under certain conditions.
1917, Converse releases the first basketball shoe, the Converse All Star
1920, Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas, begins producing handmade sports shoes in his mother's bathroom, without the aid of power tools.
1923, The All Star gave Chuck Taylor All Star the opportunity, to make shoes branded Chucks, Cons, Connies. These shoes have sold more than 744 million in 144 countries.
1924, Adi and Rudolph Dassler, with the help of 50 family members, registered their business under the name Gebr der Dassler Schuhfabrik in Herzogenaurach, Germany. This was the beginning of Adidas as it is now.
1931, Adidas produces its first tennis shoe.
1935, Converse releases the Jack Purcell with the logo “Smile” on the front. The shoe became very popular in Hollywood and among the bad boys, but in 1930, when badminton and tennis became famous, Jack Purcell was only history.
1948, Puma Schuhfabrik Rudolf Dassler is founded and the world is introduced to the PUMA Atom, the first PUMA football shoe used by a West German football team.
1950, Sneakers became the shoe of choice everywhere and became a symbol of rebellion. Cheap and easy to obtain by all young people around the world. In the U.S., cheerleaders wear sweaters, miniskirts and short socks with shoes and canvas tops (or keds). The fashion was officially introduced when James Dean was photographed wearing his jeans and white sneakers.
High heeled shoes, aka "stilettos", became a trend in the early 1950s.
1962, Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman launched high-tech athletic shoes (in his year) with Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS) and in 1968 along with new designs and technology, changed their name to Nike.
1970, platform shoes with heels as high as 2-5 inches became the target of men and women.
The era of the 70s was also the beginning of the clog shoes becoming popular.
1972, the Adidas Logo underwent a change by using the concept of "Trefoil Logo", which is a three-leaf frame visual logo.
1979, Nike created the first Nike Air series. Then in 1982 Air Force One was released, and launched the legendary Nike Air Jordan (1985) - which was an achievement for the rookie of Chicago Bulls', Michael Jordan to Nike Air Max in 1987.- 1990, the beginning of this era was enlivened by flat-soled, colored and square-soled shoes. However, once again, platform shoes are back in the air.
1995, the Bata shoe museum in Toronto, Canada officially opened in May.
1996, Adidas modernized with the concept of "We knew then-we know now" which describes the success of the past and the glory of the present.
1998-2001, boots became one of the most popular symbols of the militaristic New Order.
2006-2008, the model of wedges shoes (with sebiji heels) which suits many types of outfits, warp and strappy shoes is the target of women.
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