Shoes

thumb|275px|alt=Three blue shelves on a black background. The top shelf displays a pair of pink high heels, a wedge sandal and a dance heel shoe. The middle shelf displays a variety of low-heeled, slipper-type shoes. The bottom shelf displays two antique heeled shoes and a pair of kid's shoes.|A variety of shoes displayed at the Nordic Museum, including models from 1700 to the 1960s.

thumb|Open-heeled slippers Slippers are a type of shoes falling under the broader category of light footwear, that are easy to put on and off and are intended to be worn indoors, particularly at home. They provide comfort and protection for the feet when walking indoors.

thumb|Flip flops on feet being worn Flip-flops (or thongs in Australian English) are a type of light sandal-like shoe, typically worn as a form of casual footwear. They consist of a flat sole held loosely on the foot by a Y-shaped strap known as a toe thong that passes between the first and second toes and around both sides of the foot. This style of footwear has been worn by people of many cultures throughout the world, originating as early as the ancient Egyptians in 1500 BC. In the United States the modern flip-flop may have had its design taken from the traditional Japanese zōri after Worl

thumb|Klompen from the Netherlands

thumb|Contemporary moccasins

thumb|A pair of Nike Air Jordan 1 sneakers

thumb|Woodcut of shoemakers from [[Frankfurt am Main, 1568.]] thumb|Two shoemakers in Vietnam in 1923.

footwear that raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes, long unisex but now predominently associated with women's fashion

Espadrilles ( or ; ; ; ; ) are casual shoes with soles made of esparto rope. The upper is usually canvas or cotton fabric and can vary widely in style. They are usually flat but sometimes high-heeled.

thumb|A boot polisher on a railway platform in Mumbai, India. Shoeshiner or boot polisher is an occupation in which a person cleans and buffs shoes and then applies a waxy paste to give a shiny appearance and a protective coating. They are often known as shoeshine boys because the job was traditionally done by a male child. Other synonyms are bootblack and shoeblack. While the role is denigrated in much of Western civilization, shining shoes is an important source of income for many children and families throughout the world. Some shoeshiners offer extra services, such as shoe repairs and gene

soft shoe worn for dancing

thumb|A reproduction of a Roman caliga thumb|From below, showing hobnails Caligae (Latin; : ) are heavy-soled hobnailed military sandal-boots that were worn as standard issue by Roman legionary foot-soldiers and auxiliaries, including cavalry.

ancient form of footwear of northern Eurasia

shoe with a platform sole

closed, low-cut shoe with one or more straps across the instep

thumb|right|Opanci with flat end, from North Macedonia thumb|Opinca from Romania Opanci are traditional peasant shoes worn in Southeastern Europe (specifically Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and also Romania and Albania). The attributes of the opanci (name in plural) are a construction of leather, lack of laces, durable, and various endings on toes. In Serbia, the design of the horn-like ending on toes indicates the region of origin, though this specific design is not exclusive to Serbia. The opanci are also considered as the traditional peasant

work shoe or boot with armored toe cap

laced shoe characterized by shoelace eyelet tabs that are stitched underneath the vamp

type of shoe with low-cut front

type of low, lace-less shoe

A type of shoe with a slightly raised heel, featuring a tongue and front made from a single piece, and laces that tie at the front

style of low-heeled shoe or boot decorated with rows of perforations

Jutti shoes|thumb The Juti or Jutti is a type of footwear common in North India, Pakistan, and neighboring regions. They are traditionally made up of leather and with extensive embroidery, in real gold and silver thread as inspired by royalty in the subcontinent over 400 years ago.

backless shoe

open-toed slip-on sandal

thumb|right|200px|Ernest Hébert's 1855 The Girls of Alvito in the [[Papal States, wearing carbatinae with footwraps]] thumb|A Casertan woman circa 1860 wearing carbatina and traditional Campanian clothing The carbatina (pl. carbatinae) was a kind of shoe common among the rural poor of ancient Greece and Rome from remote antiquity to around the 3rd century, consisting of a piece of rawhide pulled around the foot and then tied down to hold it in place. Having no upper or separate sole, the carbatina is among the simplest forms of footwear in the world and is sometimes used as a general name for

low shoe closed with a wide strap buckled on the outside

type of shoe

thumb|Poulaines worn in Burgundy near the end of their most fashionable period

thumb|A pair of giveh Giveh or Giwah () is a kind of handmade shoe that is common in several parts of Iran especially in rural and mountainous areas of Kermanshah Province. The production centers of Giveh are the provinces of Yazd and Kermanshah and Arak in Iran. Marivan in particular is particular is famous in Iran as the centre of Kalash production and Senejan is popular for Ajideh production, the latter type received a UNESCO symbol too.

collaboration between Adidas and the designer Kanye West to produce sneaker and clothing lines

thumb|Reconstruction of a 16th-century Venetian chopine. On display at the Shoe Museum in Lausanne. thumb|Calcagnetti (Chopine)- Correr Museum

shoe worn for formal or business dress, as contrasted with casual shoe

shoe with a thick crepe sole, often in combination with a suede upper

Opinga (Gheg Albanian: Apânga) are traditional shoes worn by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia (opinci), Montenegro, Greece (by the Klephts), and the Arbëresh villages of Italy.

Furniture for holding shoes

type of footwear designed for use in skateboarding

shoe with open lacing, similar to the derby, but with lacing tabs sewn onto the vamp rather than on separate quarters

traditional sandal of Mexico

shoe made up in two contrasting colors or materials

Chinese shoes for women with bound feet

type of shoe with a thin, curved heel

thumb|right|A traditional galesh

Crepida (crepis or krepis; ), also known as Crepidula, was a type of footwear similar to a sandal, but distinct from a basic sandal. It served as a middle form between a fully enclosed boot and a simple sandal. Originally, it was worn by peasants and featured a thick, sturdy sole, often reinforced with nails. Some versions had metal plates made of lead or bronze, these were called Chian crepides (Χῖαι κρηπῖδες). A follower of Alexander the Great, Hagnon, is even said to have worn crepidae that had gold or silver nails.

type of footwear

300px|thumb|right|upright=1.7|A modern reproduction of a Middle Ages|medieval turnshoe; right, being sewn on a [[shoe last, inside out, and left, rightside-out, on another last]] thumb|upright=1|Cross-section through the heel of a reproduction turnshoe

thumb|upright|Tsarouchi shoe

Shoe with a portion of the upper cut out to expose one or more toes

type of shoe for dancing

thumb|A pair of "vellies"

platform shoe created by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen

The late 19th century cattle rustler and highwayman in the American Wild West

thumb|Man wearing ciocie thumb|A pair of ciocie Ciocia (pl. ciocie) is a kind of Italian footwear, now typically associated with the rural population of mountainous areas of Italy and the western Balkans. The traditional form of ciocie are made with large leather soles, tied to the leg by straps ( or ) bound between the ankle and the knee. Rather than socks, a large piece of loose cloth (, pl. ) was placed around the feet, ankles, and calves under the ciocie.

type of shoe made of a plastic