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A pair of shoes

A shoe is a type of footwear. It is an item of clothing. Shoes come in pairs, with one shoe for each foot.

There are many different types of shoes. Athletic shoes, for example, are to make running, walking or jogging easier by making the weight of the shoe lighter and the sole of the shoe softer. Leather shoes are formal shoes. They are worn for business and ceremonial functions. They are also worn for fashion. Slippers are a kind of indoor shoe. They are often worn when it is cold. Rubber boots are used on rainy days. The shoes with a high heel which women wear are called high heels.

People usually wear shoes in public. They are worn for hygiene, style, and comfort.

Images for kids

  • Skor från 1700- till 1960-talet - Nordiska Museet - NMA.0056302

    A variety of shoes displayed at the Nordic Museum, including models from 1700 to the 1960s.

  • Chalcolithic leather shoe from Areni-1 cave

    The oldest known leather shoe, about 5500 years old, found in Armenia

  • Sandalias de esparto (29139609730)

    Esparto sandals from the 6th or 5th millennium BC found in Spain

  • Romanwallinscotl00macduoft raw 0263

    Roman shoes: a man's, a woman's and a child's shoe from Bar Hill Roman Fort, Scotland.

  • 6 Schoen inheemse soldaat LegioIIAugusta BlackBox endeLimes fotoAvdOord

    Footwear of Roman soldiers (reconstruction)

  • Walraversijde49

    Dutch pattens, c. 1465. Excavated from the archeological site of Walraversijde, near Ostend, Belgium

  • Shoemaker 1821

    A shoemaker in the Georgian era, from The Book of English Trades, 1821.

  • Woman's shoe, China, possibly Shanxi or Ningbo style, late 19th to early 20th century, satin, silk, cotton, gold thread, velvet - Redpath Museum - McGill University - Montreal, Canada - DSC08203

    Woman's shoe, China, possibly Shanxi or Ningbo style, late 19th to early 20th century

  • Bottoming room

    By the late 19th century, the shoemaking industry had migrated to the factory and was increasingly mechanized. Pictured, the bottoming room of the B. F. Spinney & Co. factory in Lynn, Massachusetts, 1872.

  • The Shoe for '96

    Advertisement in an 1896 issue of McClure's for "The Regal".

  • Attila Elina Linkopuu (16556987222)

    Attila, a former shoe factory from the 1910s in Tampere, Finland

  • Shoehouse

    Haines Shoe House in Hallam, Pennsylvania

  • Shoes and Fruit (p365 20)

    Sports shoes in Hong Kong

  • Children's shoes at school in Ladakh

    Children's shoes at school in Ladakh

  • Puma shoes

    A pair of athletic running shoes

  • A classic Black pair of Converse All Stars resting on the Black & White Ed. Shoebox (1998-2002)

    A pair of Converse All-Stars

  • S3 safety footwear

    A pair of steel-toed safety boots

  • Blucher (PSF)

    This male dress shoe, known as a derby shoe, is distinguished by its open lacing.

  • Red High Heel Pumps

    Women's high heel pump

  • MarikinaRiverBankShoesjf9425 30

    World's largest pair of shoes, Riverbank Center, Philippines—5.29 metres (17.4 ft) long and 2.37 metres (7 ft 9 in) wide, equivalent to a French shoe size of 75.

  • Toddler-Size Shoe

    Toddler-sized shoe.

  • PLZZ REMOVE YOUR SHOES. Sign at entrance to stupa. Nubra, India

    PLZZ REMOVE YOUR SHOES. Sign at entrance to stupa. Nubra, India

  • AcroShoes

    Jazz shoes. This style is frequently worn by acro dancers

  • Ghillie

    Ghillies

  • Ladies' ballroom shoes, Tango Shoes 2

    Ladies' ballroom shoes

  • Mens' ballroom shoes, Eurodance CZ

    Men's ballroom shoes

  • Pastalas

    Kierpce

See also

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