SHOES EVOLUTION

Shoes Evolution

 The significance and influence of culture, artistic period and history époque period of evolution of shoes throughout time.

First of all Relevant ideology in the past about used in different periods of history and cultures that marked characteristics of footwear. Also the artistic characteristics of each culture.

GOLDEN LOTOS:

In China it was consider that the ideal size of the feet of a woman was 7.62 centimeters. Those feet whose denominated: “SIN LIAN” traduce as GOLDEN LOTOS. This means that belonged to a certain status. Then again considering the motor disability represented, did this woman literally losing their freedom by limiting their ability to move.

Length of Shoes:

In 1463 the King Edward of England proclaim that the length of the tip of the shoe is limited: this should correspond to the social status and property of the carrier.

Though in the kingdom of Henry VIII went from being pointed shoes to be broad tip.



A ceremony that use in orthodox Jewish culture is to remove their shoes when occurred the death of a loved one. Because during the mourning which means a sense of poverty without your loved one.

Take your shoes also meant in Jewish Orthodox culture rid of commitments. Again the intention of obtaining freedom, closely relate to human freedom feeling.

Greco Roman

In Rome the Greco Roman style of the shoes indicate mainly the social status of a person.

Middle Age

In the in the twelfth to the sixteenth century there is a change opposing the Greco-Roman tradition.

Renaissance

Renaissance emerged in Italy birthplace of Renaissance art in Florence. Characterized by a return to the Greco -Roman tradition Were considered universal artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci.

Baroque

In the Baroque era  the materials used in the design of the shoe as skin, or brocade is important. Similarly with high heels and very showy ornaments like bows, big buckles, embroidery, and precious stones.

Rococo

During the kingdom of Louis XV took over again from ornamental Baroque style and decorated with more elegant shoes.

Impressionism

In the early twentieth century, men and women shoes boots like remarkable feature these boots were decorated with rhinestones and embroidered fabrics.

Cubism and Expressionism

In the XX century the women accept a new style. Likewise she prefers comfortable and resistant more than the glamour can bring to them. Similarly she prefers comfortable and durable shoes than the glamour could produce.

Surrealism

After the First War World that creates a lot of movement as a way to rebel against the established, therefore in the 20s'. While the skirts were rising, shining feet in heels and sexy strip, with bows, ribbons and buckles.

Pop Art

The advance of technology of the 40’s 50’s and 60’s do that designers recreate with more liberty new materials. As rubber boots, plastic sandals and synthetic leather.

Hyperrealism

In the 70s the use of optical illusion made ​​into shoes with the use of different colors to create an illusion of movement. Is then used as the color red and gold platforms.

Trans vanguardism

Finally in the 80’s and 90’s there was a rejection of any fashion, giving absolute freedom to the designer.

ERIALS USED ALONG THE HISTORY BY DIFFERENT CULTURES.

Islamic countries use metals in the century I.

The armor of the knights use metals in the Middle Ages.

On the East they use Silk  at the beginning of century XX.

Skin is a characteristic of shoes with platform and heel of the 60's.