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Where did the Heels come from?

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Heels; now considered as an inseparable part of women’s ceremonial shoes were originally made for men. As early as the 10th century, many horse riders wore heels on their boots and on their shoes, because they help you stay in the stirrups. Among the military men, the Persian cavalry wore inch-high heels, and their trend spread to Europe as well. Since they showed that the wearer owned and maintained horses, high heels became associated with the upper class and became a symbol of wealth and repute. Eventually, upper-class women began wearing heels, and then heels become a form of upper- and middle-class dress throughout the 17th century. However, heels soon started to get gendered in their designs. Men’s heels grew broad and sturdy and women’s became pointed and decorative. Eventually, in the 18thcentury, men deemed them impractical, and the high heel became firmly established as a lady’s shoe. The French Revolution in 1789 saw the aristocracy and their frivolous styles go out o...

Talk about the Women Shoes

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Women shoes have seen the most diverse and dynamic evolution. Since its women shoes, they have been largely experimented upon just like women clothes. Today, there are lots of brands that make women shoes solely with a new trend peeking around the corner every now and then. Women Shoes A number of factors that make up a women shoe have undergone various changes. The sole that went from being flat to elevated to flat again to a mixture of both. Similarly, heel that was ironically developed for men for the first time is now an exclusive property of women. Its size, length, width etc. have been under transformation constantly. The color, an element that can be used with freedom when it comes to women shoes, has been under experimentation since long. The truth is, women are crazy about shoes. Imelda Marcos, the first lady of Philippines had 1056 pairs of shoes in her collection, yes, you read it right. Women need a different shoe for every event. Xarasoft understands this desire o...

History of Shoes

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While you casually wear footwear to a place, a thing that has become a constant part of our everyday’s life, have you ever thought how it all started? How did shoes come into being and how did this item evolved to reach where it is today? Obviously you haven’t. Let us dig history and find out. From archaeological evidence, experts hypothesize that shoes were invented roughly 40,000 years ago. The earliest shoes were made from wraparound leather. Until 1800’s, there were minute differences between men’s and women’s footwear which began to appear in the early 1800’s. Up until 1850, shoes were made straight i.e. there wasn’t any difference between left and right shoes. The twentieth century showed the greatest development in shoes. With modern machinery and methods, a number of styles, colors, materials, designs, for both men and women appeared. Shoemaking became a healthy business and a number of brands popped up. Xarasoft is another addition to this legacy. The messages learned ...

Formality is Important!

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Every man’s life is a dichotomy. We lead two different lives. We walk two different roads. One difficult, one easy, one treacherous, one smooth, rarely is it that we can wear the same shoes and keep our feet safe for these different and dichotomous roads. And for these reasons you need to have a diversity in every object that you carry. To tread safely along the delicate yet thorny road of the corporate world, you need the perfect formal shoes. It is said that “In order to know a man, spend a day in his shoes.” Even though the shoes in this quotation are metaphoric, it can also be taken in the literal sense that you can know a man by watching his shoes. This means two things; by wearing the right shoes you would not only feel confident yourself and for others, you would appear a confident person. The way you walk into an interview room or the way you carry yourself in an important meeting or even when you are a part of a ceremony. The way you carry yourself is important and you...