Each people and nation living on planet Earth has their own national costumes, and the types of shoes are largely formed under the influence of climatic and geographical conditions. Agree that warm boots will look ridiculous on the coast of Australia, and in Vietnamese you will not walk in the snow in the far North of Russia or Canada. Each nation has its own special style of shoes, and in this variety, in our short review, the most beautiful shoes of the peoples of the world.
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Kitty
Let's start with beautiful shoes, characteristic of the northern latitudes. For their manufacture, leather is used from deer tibia, and for the sole and small heel, it takes durable materials
Shoes of northern peoples are often decorated with fur mosaics and embroidered with beads. Women's kittens differ from men's kittens with a slightly lower shin height, and naturally the female version has a larger set of jewelry.
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Ichigi
Light boots are worn by residents of the Caucasus, Central Asian nationalities, and can also be found on the feet of the Kuban Cossacks.
In Russia, they spread during the Mongol invasion. Having a soft toe and a hard back, they are very comfortable for riding with stirrups.
Ichigi is decorated with various ornaments from different skin colors, and they themselves, without a dense structure, are very practical and comfortable.
3
Dudes
In the Caucasus and Central Asia, a special kind of ethnic shoes called chuvans is widespread. They are made without heels from genuine or synthetic leather.
Previously, they were worn by both men and women, but now they are also produced as an element of the national costume, as well as for workers of industrial enterprises working indoors.
They are quite practical, are kept on the foot due to garters, and the sole is made of soft materials, leather or rubber.
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Geta
National Japanese shoes, known since the time of the first imperial dynasties, and today remain quite popular among residents of Japan.
According to legend, this type of shoe came to the Japanese islands from China and immediately took root among Buddhist monks and peasants who grow rice. In shoes on a wooden platform it was very convenient to move around, as well as perform various agricultural work.
In modern Japan, geta is traditionally worn with a kimono during holidays and festivals.
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Clumps
Wooden shoes traditional for the Dutch appeared in the 13th century. Their main purpose was to protect the Dutch from moisture so that they would not get their feet wet in rainy weather.
Over time, klomps took their special place in the culture of Holland, and made them from a single block of wood, using hard varieties of fresh wood.
Painted with various patterns of wooden shoes of the Netherlands in the Middle Ages was popular among other nations, and now an integral attribute of national holidays.
And on most-beauty.ru we also posted an article about the 20 most unusual examples of shoes!
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Paducas and Yutti
In India, the female leg is an object of special worship associated with religious beliefs about earthly and human fertility.
In ancient times, beautiful tattoos were applied to female legs, and women mostly walked barefoot. But then a special kind of shoe appeared - paduks, where the upper part of the leg is perfectly open. But in northern India, the girls wore beautiful utti.
The special design of the sandals embodied the footprint of the supreme deity. The shape and patterns of these shoes in India could easily determine the social affiliation of a person.
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Boots
Translated from the Evenki language, the name of this warm shoe means “boot”, and it is widespread among the peoples of the far north.
Traditionally, they were performed in two variations. The former were made with fur in or out on rubber or leather soles. But the second option was made of deer fur on felt sole.
In the modern world of fashion, high fur boots are experiencing a second youth, and many designers and shoe makers create brilliant collections of this variety of shoes, decorating them with precious stones and valuable fur.
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Sandals
It is difficult to determine the time of appearance of this type of shoe, but in ancient Egypt they were very common among all segments of the population, and in ancient Greece and Rome they became real works of art.
At the beginning of the XIX century there was a real revolution in the appearance of sandals. But now shoe designers, on the contrary, are returning to traditional classical ancient forms.
This length of use is determined by the practicality and comfort that sandals provide when worn.
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Cowboy boots
It is difficult to call this type of shoe national, because cowboys are more a social stratum, not a nation, but for Americans, cowboy boots have long been a symbol and integral part of a national costume.
Previously, only men used such practical and comfortable riding boots, but in our century of emancipation, modern women of fashion have long mastered them. A distinctive feature of a cowboy's boots are spurs.
Now in their production, designers use advanced technologies, knocking out various patterns on the shafts, socks and back.
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Felt boots
Many may reproach, "well, what is beautiful in felt boots?" But we advise you to visit the Museum of Russian felt boots and make sure that some types of these shoes are real works of art.
Traditional Russian shoes have their history since ancient times, and Pima, widely distributed among nomadic peoples, became their prototype.
Many traditions of the production of felt boots were forgotten at the beginning of the twentieth century, but now the production of warm and beautiful Russian shoes is being revived, and on world catwalks they delight Western fashionistas and fashionistas.
Ethnic shoes have always been a means of national self-identification, but each type of shoe has its own time and purpose. But today, many famous and illustrious fashion designers are turning to national roots, creating collections of fashionable shoes, embodying in it all the flavor and traditions of the peoples of the world.
Article author: Valery Skiba