Wedges♥

One of the most comfortable high heel shoes are the wedges. They were created around 1930, and they are different than other heels because the heel is thick and is joined in one piece with the sole. In 1970 the wedges became very popular; designers would make them more colorful and outrageous making them even more attractive for a girl to buy. The popularity of this heel is amazing, and you might be wondering why are wedges so famous? Well these shoes have many advantages, for instance the gain of height just like the stilettos, but instead the wedges are so much easier to walk in. Another advantage is that wedges do look great wear with any length of skirt or dress, without worrying of looking too uncovered. If we go to the aesthetic side we are going to find that they give us definition and shape to our ankles and legs, making them appear more attractive. And finally if we look into the medical side we can find that according to some doctors, wedges help us to improve our posture when walking, and this gives us a better operation of our body, and also these hells prevent falls, aside of offering more arch support, and reducing foot and ankle problems. Now is time to think when should I wear these heels? Wedges are very practical, you can almost combine them with everything; skirts, shorts, dresses, jeans, ca

To conclude in this section we learned about the pros of using wedges and the utilities we can give them. So guys don’t think being a girl is easy, beauty costs, and we love using high heels even though they aren’t easy to walk in, that’s why they invented wedges.

Slippers

How good do we feel at home? For instance when we arrive we change our clothes to something comfortable, we just relax and try to rest after a hard day of work, but now, what do we do with our shoes? Some people like to be barefoot, but what could be more comfortable than using slippers. Slippers are shoes created to wear inside our house; they are mostly made of soft materials that make them feel restful. If we go back in time and try to find the person who invented slippers we are going to find out that we can’t say somebody did. This footwear has been there since the beginning of shoes. Nowadays slippers are still very common and popular footwear because of the comfort ability it provide us. There are many special brands or companies that specialize in creating and manufacturing this footwear, but there isn’t a very big impact from this company in society like I showed you with Nike and Converse.

Now I’m going to show you some of the different types of slippers, as you are going to see all of them are from our times. Finally I think we all like this footwear because it really puts our foot to rest.

Converse All-Stars★

Converse is a brand created in 1908 by Marquis Mills Converse. He opened his first factory at Malden, Massachusetts, were he created a very comfortable, and simple design that years later would become one of the most wanted shoes. This kind of footwear was taken by the basketball players as their official shoes, and since then they are called “Chuck Taylor All Star Converse” in honor of Chuck Taylor, a very talented and famous player who showed his love for this shoes.  

Even though there was a tilt towards the use of the shoes in basketball, they were created mostly for the use of kids and young people, but this doesn’t stop adults from buying it.

Aside from the sneakers, Converse started manufacturing their own accessories such as socks, hats, jackets, t-shirts, backpacks, and many others; which are also very famous and useful, and even more when there is so many people loving this brand.

During the 60’s Converse were classified as being shoes for “hippies” but nowadays we can see this ideology has changed, now these sneakers are one of the most popular, and can be used by everyone. There are many types, and colors, but mainly Converse use solid colors such as the followings:

*Converse was very successful during its first years, but in 2003 they declared bankrupt and had to sell their company to Adidas and Nike.*

Bibliography

"InsideHoops.com - Converse History - Chuck Taylor history of Converse and Chuck Taylors." InsideHoops.com - NBA Basketball News, Rumors - Pro, College Basketball, High School Hoops. 14 Sept. 2011 <http://www.insidehoops.com/converse-history.shtml>.

Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is a company founded on January 25, 1964. Its original name is “Blue Ribbon Sports,” and the founders of this now so famous brand were Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight. On May 30, 1978, the company became Nike, Inc. officially, being Philip Knight the only owner. The name of the brand was taken after the Greek winged goddess of victory, which was suggested by one of Knight’s friend. The Nike logo, now one of the most powerful logos in the world, was bought from Carolyn Davidson for only $35, which is nothing compared to what the logo means nowadays.

Nike Company focuses exclusively on designing shoes, almost all of them are sneakers, and after they hire factories and the shoes are produced, they invest in the advertising and the marketing to make the sneakers look as appealing as they can be so people can get interested and buy them.

We can find this brand almost everywhere in the world, which tells us that is a worldwide highly recognized brand. We, people from Mexico, are very used to go to the US and buy our clothes, but if you didn’t knew most of these clothes aren’t made in there, and this is the case of Nike. The main headquarter of Nike’s factories is located in Beaverton, Oregon. Besides the main headquarter, Nike hires many others factories around the world, but the main producers of these famous sneakers are located in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

Each footwear might be different on the outside, but the fundamental pieces that make their production possible are:
-The top of the shoe (upper)
-The midsole
-The part that protects the foot
-The outsole (the Sole)

Although Nike is now a recognized brand, there have been many criticisms against the company because of the rumor of using third-world countries to produce their shoes besides of being accused of allowing child labor. Even there are some bad gossips going around, like the accusations mentioned above, I think Nike is one of the most successful brands and hopefully it will remain like that.

To conclude, I just want to say I'm glad I did this post of a brand that produces the type of shoe men wear, because as you can see, my posts have only been about shoes girls wear, high heels, and falts. So I hope you enjoyed it.

Did You Know?
The experimentation and the design process for each new model, sometimes takes up to 3 years.

 

Kerns, Michelle. "How Are Nike Shoes Produced? | eHow.com." EHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Trusted Advice for the Curious Life | eHow.com. 01 Sept. 2011 <http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4987751_how-nike-shoes-produced.html>.