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2. Wedge (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Wedge (footwear) Wedge boots, wedgies, or lifties are shoes and boots with a sole in the form of a wedge, such that one piece of material, normally rubber, serves as both the sole and the heel. This design dates back to ancient Greece. [ 1] Greek Actors used to wear these shoes to signify status. These were crucial so the audience can be able ...

3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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   An adult size one is then the next size up (26 barleycorns, or 8 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (22.01 cm)) and each size up continues the progression in barleycorns. [10] The calculation for an adult shoe size in the UK is thus: adult shoe size (barleycorns) = 3 × last length (in) − 25. equivalent to: adult shoe size (barleycorns) ≈ 3 × foot length (in ...

4. Espadrille - Wikipedia

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   Espadrilles ( Spanish: alpargatas or esparteñas; Catalan: espardenyes; Basque: espartinak, French: espadrilles) [ 1] are casual, rope-soled, flat but sometimes high-heeled shoes. They usually have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and a flexible sole made of esparto rope. The esparto rope sole is the defining characteristic of an espadrille; the ...

5. Platform shoe - Wikipedia

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   Platform sandals with wooden sole. Platform boot, ankle length. Lucite platform shoes. Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with a thick sole, usually in the range of 5–10 cm (2–4 in). Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot.

6. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   European heeled shoes from c. 1690. Platformed footwear has a long history dating as far back as ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, wearing heels was an indication of upper-class status. Butchers in ancient Egypt also elevated themselves by wearing heels to keep blood away from their feet. [9] [10]

7. Shoe - Wikipedia

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   European sizes are measured in Paris Points, while the UK and American units are based on whole-number sizes spaced at one barleycorn (1/3 inch) with UK adult sizes starting at size 1 = 8 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (22.0 cm). In the US, this is size 2. Men's and women's shoe sizes often use different scales [citation needed], and some systems are measured ...