Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. It is worn for a variety of reasons, including protection against the environment, hygiene and adornment. Usually, socks and other hosiery are worn under footwear. It is sometimes associated with fetishism, particularly in some recent fashions in shoes and boots (see shoe fetishism). Some people are very passionate about fashion footwear.

Footwear materials

• Leather
• Plastic
• Rubber
• Textiles
• Wood

Footwear components

• Adhesives
• Air cushion
• Buckle
• Counterfort
• Eyelet
• Heel
• Hook
• Insole
• Laces
• Reinforcement tape
• Sole
• Steel shank
• Tack
• Toe puff
• Tread
• Welt

Types of footwear

• Boots
  • Cowboy boots
  • Galoshes
  • Go-go boots
  • Kinky boots
  • Ski boots
  • Riding boots
  • Ugg boots
  • Valenki
  • Waders
  • Wellington boots
  • Winklepickers
  • Thigh-length boots
• Industrial footwear
• Shoes
  • Athletic shoes (trainers) (sneakers)
  • Climbing shoes
  • Clogs
  • Football boot
  • High heels
    • Platform boots
    • Platform shoes
    • Stiletto heels
  • Kitten heels
  • Mary Janes
  • Moccasins
  • Mules
  • Penny loafers
  • Pointe shoes
  • School shoes
  • Skate shoes
  • Snowshoes
  • Tap shoes
  • Training shoes
• Socks
• Sandals
  • Espadrilles
  • Flip flops (thongs)
  • Slide
  • Slippers
• Swimfin (flippers)

External links

• American Podiatric Medical Association
• The History of Footwear
• A project to produce customised shoes (both in size and in design) at a reasonable cost and in a few days from order.
• The British Library - finding information on the footwear industry
• Lacoste Shoe Blog

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