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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. High-heeled shoe - Wikipedia

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   A pair of high-heeled shoes. High-heeled shoes, also known as high heels or pumps, are a type of shoe with an upward-angled sole. The heel in such shoes is raised above the ball of the foot. High heels cause the legs to appear longer, make the wearer appear taller, and accentuate the calf muscle. [1]

4. 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.

5. Talaria - Wikipedia

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   Talaria. A 19th-century engraving of talaria. The Talaria of Mercury ( Latin: tālāria) or The Winged Sandals of Hermes ( Ancient Greek: πτηνοπέδῑλος, ptēnopédilos or πτερόεντα πέδιλα, pteróenta pédila) are winged sandals, a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes ( Roman equivalent Mercury ). They were said to ...

6. Birkenstock - Wikipedia

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   Birkenstock Holding plc is a German shoe manufacturer known for its sandals and other shoes notable for contoured cork footbeds (soles), made with layers of suede and jute, which conform to the shape of their wearers' feet. Founded in 1774 by Johann Adam Birkenstock and headquartered in Neustadt (Wied), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the ...

7. List of shoe styles - Wikipedia

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   Shoe designers have described a very large number of shoe styles, including the following: Leather ballet shoes, with feet shown in fifth position. A cantabrian albarca is a rustic wooden shoe in one piece, which has been used particularly by the peasants of Cantabria, northern Spain.