Footwear
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[[Image:Shoe 4.jpg|right|thumb|High-heeled shoe]]
'''Footwear''' consists of [[garment]]s worn on the [[foot|feet]], for [[protective clothing|protection]] against the environment, [[hygiene]] and [[adornment]]. Socks and other [[hosiery]] are worn between the feet and the footwear, except for [[Sandal (footwear)|sandal]]s and [[flip flops]] (thongs). Footwear is sometimes associated with [[fetishism]], particularly in some recent [[fashion]]s in shoes and boots.
People who practice the profession of [[shoemaking]] are shoemakers, cobblers or [[cordwainer]]s.
The oldest known footwear was discovered in [[Fort Rock Cave]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Oregon]]; [[radiocarbon dating]] of these [[Sandal (footwear)|sandals]] woven from [[Artemisia tridentata|sagebrush]] bark indicates an age of least 10,000 years.<ref name="robbins">{{cite book | first = William G. | last = Robbins | title = Oregon: This Storied Land | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | date = 2005 | id = ISBN 0987595-286-0}}</ref>
==Footwear materials==
[[Image:Shoe 1.jpg|right|thumb|Walking shoe]]
*[[Leather]]
*[[Plastic]]
*[[Rubber]]
*[[Textiles]]
*[[Wood]]
*[[Jute]]
*[[Metal]]
==Footwear components==
[[Image:Shoe 2.jpg|right|thumb|Men's shoes]]
*[[Adhesives]]
*[[Air cushion]]
*[[Buckle]]
*[[Counterfort]]
*[[Grommet|Eyelet]]
*[[Heel]]
*[[Hook]]
*[[Insole]]
*[[Shoelace|Laces]]
*[[Reinforcement tape]]
*[[Sole]]
*[[Steel shank]]
*[[Nail (engineering)|Tack]]
*[[Toe puff]]
*[[Tread]]
*[[Welt]]
==Types of footwear==
[[Image:bristol.zoo.crocshoes.arp.jpg|thumb|right|Shoes made from real [[crocodile]] skin, in a conservation exhibit at [[Bristol Zoo]], [[England]]]]
*[[Boot]]s
**[[Chukka boot]]s
**[[Combat boot]]s
**[[Cowboy boot]]s
**[[Go-go boots]]
**[[Hiking boot]]s
**[[Kinky boots]]
**[[Motorcycle boots]]
**[[Platform boot]]s
**[[Riding boot]]s
**Derby boots
**[[Thigh-length boots]]
**[[Ugg boots]]
**[[Valenki]]
**[[Waders (footwear)|Waders]]
**[[Wellington boot]]s
**[[Winklepicker]]s
*[[Shoe]]s
**[[Athletic shoe]]s (also known as trainers or sneakers)
**[[Brothel creepers]]
**Diabetic shoes
**[[Espadrilles]]
**[[Galoshes]]
**[[High heel]]s; [[Stiletto heel]]s
**[[Kitten heel]]s
**Lace-up shoes
***Derby shoes
***[[Oxford shoe]]s
***[[Brogues]]
**[[Loafers]] (also known as penny loafers)
**[[Mary Jane (footwear)|Mary Jane]]s
**[[Moccasin (footwear)|Moccasin]]s
**Monks
**[[Mule (footwear)|Mule]]s
**[[Platform shoe]]s
**School shoes
**[[Skate shoe]]s
**Tap shoes
*[[Sandal (footwear)|Sandal]]s[[Image:Shoe 3.jpg|right|thumb|"flip-flop" sandal]]
**"Mandals"
**[[Flip flop (footwear)|Flip flops]] (thongs)
**[[Slide (footwear)|Slide]]
**[[Chaco (footwear)|Chaco]]
*Indoor footwear
**[[Slipper]]s
**[[Sock]]s
*Specific footwear[[Image:Foot_Thong.jpg|right|thumb|A ''foot thong'', viewed from the underside.]]
**[[Ballet shoe]]s
**[[Climbing shoe]]s
**[[Clogs]]
**Foot thong
**[[Football boot]]s
**Safety footwear
**[[Ski boot]]s
**[[Snowshoe]]s
**[[Surgical]] shoe
**[[Pointe shoe]]s
**[[Swimfin]]s (flippers)
*Traditional footwear
**[[Abarka]]
**[[Geta (footwear)|Geta]]
*Socks
**Trainer/Sneaker/Ankle socks
**[[Diabetic sock]]
==See also==
* [[Shoe]]s
* [[Shoe size]]
==Reference==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.apma.org/ American Podiatric Medical Association]
*[http://www.footwearhistory.com/ The history of footwear]
*[http://www.shoeguide.org ShoeGuide.Org - A footwear encyclopedia]
*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108380/clothing-and-footwear-industry Britannica: clothing and footwear industry]
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