Does one think about the history of shoes and how they evolved?Around 40,000 years ago the first shoe was mad and it was nothing but cloth.It is amazing how shoes have took different forms,shapes, and colors over the years.Does one think about why the silly name sneakers was applied to shoes.A man named Henry Nelson McKinney came up with the name sneaker for plastic shoes because they were so quiet that you can sneak up behind any one.The evolution of shoes, the major companies, and the price of shoes contribute to the current day astronomical prices. Sandals have been around for many years now.Manufacturers of shoes continues to grow every day finding new materials to be on a shoe to make it comfortable.The manufacturer is a growing industry
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When shoes first came out they were made to protect one 's feet from objects on the ground that can harm your feet.Now shoes are made for comfort and to show off color .Colonial artist made shoe leather out of anything they could find , ranging from leather from cows to the skin of a crocodile.Good leather was so important that colonial artist often brought it with them in success to the colonies.Few shoes from the past have not survived to make it to this time period.An efficient shoe maker back then could make around two to three handmade shoes a day but an average shoe maker could only make one good handmade shoe a day.In Lynn,Massachusetts shoe making became more specialized,by 1810 Lynn’s shoemakers started producing around one million handmade shoes and boots a year.Women startes stitching and lining the upper part of shoes by the 1830’s.The shoe buckle was invented …show more content…
Consider these intangible factors that drive up cost ("Why Are Shoes so Expensive?").Back in the day handmade shoes were top dollar and only the rich got the best handmade shoes.The rich would get there shoes handmade in a different country and have it shipped to them.Brands continue to rise their prices year after year but the reason for that is because the prices for the materials that the brands buy are getting better and better to make the best shoe that fits the customer and is comfortable and make it to where it feels like the customer’s feet is protected while they also have no problem walking around for a long period of
When shoes first came out they were made to protect one 's feet from objects on the ground that can harm your feet.Now shoes are made for comfort and to show off color .Colonial artist made shoe leather out of anything they could find , ranging from leather from cows to the skin of a crocodile.Good leather was so important that colonial artist often brought it with them in success to the colonies.Few shoes from the past have not survived to make it to this time period.An efficient shoe maker back then could make around two to three handmade shoes a day but an average shoe maker could only make one good handmade shoe a day.In Lynn,Massachusetts shoe making became more specialized,by 1810 Lynn’s shoemakers started producing around one million handmade shoes and boots a year.Women startes stitching and lining the upper part of shoes by the 1830’s.The shoe buckle was invented …show more content…
Consider these intangible factors that drive up cost ("Why Are Shoes so Expensive?").Back in the day handmade shoes were top dollar and only the rich got the best handmade shoes.The rich would get there shoes handmade in a different country and have it shipped to them.Brands continue to rise their prices year after year but the reason for that is because the prices for the materials that the brands buy are getting better and better to make the best shoe that fits the customer and is comfortable and make it to where it feels like the customer’s feet is protected while they also have no problem walking around for a long period of