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Skate Shoes
A variation of the classic tennis shoe, skate shoes are made to provide the support and durability that a skateboarder needs. A skate shoe needs to have a strong ollie pad to make the shoe last longer and should also have a thick sole so the shoe manages to stay strong. BMX (bicycle) riders wear skate shoes to grip the pedals and for the thick soles that can act as brakes.
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Shoe
:''For other uses of the term, see shoe (disambiguation)''
A shoe is an item of footwear.
Parts of Shoe
#Sole - traditionally made of leather, but many plastic, rubber, or polymer materials are used these days. In some shoes, the sole and heel are combined in one piece.
#Heel - Leather has been used in the part, but harder materials are usually more desirable. Many plastic, rubber, or polymer materials are used these days. Fortified cork is sometimes used in heels or soles so the shoes are lightweight.
#Upper shoe or covering - conventionally made of leather for dress shoes, but can be made of suede (inverted leather), plastic, or plastic-covered cloth. Other types of shoes can use other materials.
#Inner lining - often just at the bottom, but fancier shoes have an inner lining for the upper shoe also. Commonly made of leather, but other materials can be used.
#Shoelaces - sometimes used but not always
#Elastic bands - sometimes used instead of shoelaces
#Zipper - occasionally used instead of shoelaces or elastic bands
#Straps and/or buckles - have been used on some shoes
#Velcro - sometimes used for fastening shoes
#Steel toe - commonly inside at the tip of the shoe for protection. When used, it is usually for work shoes.
#Tassel - some styles of men's dress shoes have a decorative tassel on the upper body
Accessories to shoes
shoe horn - can be used to insert a foot into a shoe by keeping the shoe open and providing a smooth surface for the foot to slide upon. Many shoes are nearly impossible to put on without the help of a shoe horn.
shoe stretcher - placed inside shoe when user is not wearing
shoe polishing equipment - often used for boots also
:*shoe polish - a material spread on leather shoes to improve appearance, glossiness, and protection
:* polishing cloth - used to rub the polish into shoes
overshoes - rubber covering placed over shoes for rain, snow, or puddle protection
various types of inserts for cushioning,
Shoe
There's a growing list on the article of cultures where one would take one's shoes off before entering the home, and it's becoming more and more strange to me. Japan I know, and have witnessed myself. But Sweden? Canada? Can anyone verify these purported facts? And if a friend of mine is fanatic about dirt and asks shoes to be taken off before entering his home, should I add my country too? Maybe we should only list countries where taking off shoes is the most common practice, more common than keeping them on. Do Sweden and Canada fit this description? Nyh 07:02, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)
"Take your stinking shoes off entering my home!" It's common where I live (Toronto, Canada) Sure, there are lazy people everywhere (which seems to support a variation of the five second rule), and I guess people who like cleaning daily, but a lot of people insist on guests removing shoes just like they insist on them not smoking in their home. I mean eww, if someone's been stepping out in the world in all kinds of crap.. I don't that crap tracked all over my floors. I guess that's a variation of the Japanese clean/dirty zone idea. Inside clean, outside dirty. -- Sy 10:40, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Here in Hungary we usually take off our shoes before entering someone's living room, and leave the shoes in the hall. The host usually politely insists that "you don't have to take them off" but the guest takes them off anyway. I don't know if it's a custom in other countries but I'd definitely remove my shoes before stepping on someone's carpet. Alensha 16:07, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
In Her Shoes
''In Her Shoes'' is a 2005 drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Jennifer Weiner.
Plot summary
After trying to live together in the same apartment, sisters Maggie (played by Diaz) and Rose (played by Collette) break off relations after Maggie sleeps with Rose's boyfriend. Rose evicts Maggie, and they go off in different directions; Rose concentrates on her work while Maggie flees to Princeton University, pretending to be a student. Maggie saves enough money for a trip to Miami, and a visit to Ella (played by MacLaine), their long-lost grandmother who might give her a home.
Main cast
Cameron Diaz — Maggie Feller
Toni Collette — Rose Feller
Shirley MacLaine — Ella
Mark Feuerstein — Simon Stein
Brooke Smith — Amy
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Category:Drama films
The Red Shoes
, Shearer and Massine in ''The Red Shoes''.]]
Film
''The Red Shoes'' (1948) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger.
The inventive, self-referential plot of this film tells the story of a young ballerina forced to perform in a ballet called ''The Red Shoes'', based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen about a woman who cannot stop dancing. The film stars Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring and Moira Shearer. It was adapted by Powell and Pressburger, with additions by Keith Winter and (uncredited) Marius Goring.
The script by Pressburger was originally written for Alexander Korda as a vehicle for Korda's future wife Merle Oberon. After some years had passed with no film having been made, Powell and Pressburger bought the script back, rewrote it to make it a more heavyweight affair and include more dancing, and made it themselves.
Production
To create such a realistic idea of a ballet company at work and to be able to include a 15 minute ballet as the high point of the film, Powell & Pressburger decided to create a ballet company of over 50 dancers. They decided early on that they had to use dancers who could act rather than actors who could dance a bit.
The principal dancers were Robert Helpmann (who also choreographed the main ballet), Léonide Massine, Ludmilla Tchérina and Moira Shearer.
Subsequent history
The film didn't do very well at first in the UK, not because it wasn't liked, more because the Rank Organisation had severe financial problems exacerbated by the expense of Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) by Gabriel Pascal so they could afford to promote it very well. The financial directors also didn't understand a film about the importance of art such as ''The Red Shoes''. It did reasonable business in the UK and was liked by the public. But when it was released in the USA it was only after an independent US distributor showed it for an unbroken 110 week run in an off Broadway theater
Converse Shoes
Converse is an American shoe company that has been selling shoes since the early 20th century. Marquis M Converse opened the business in Massachusetts in 1908 as a rubber shoe manufacturer. Its main turning point came in 1917 when the canvas All Star was introduced. Then in 1918, a basketball player named Charles "Chuck" H. Taylor walked into Converse complaining of sore feet. Converse gave him a job. His work as a salesman and ambassador, promoting the shoes around the USA so impressed Converse that in 1923, Chuck Taylor's name began appearing on the ankle patch, and the shoes became affectionately known as Chucks. He tirelessly continued this work until shortly before his death in 1969.
For decades, Chucks only came in black or white, but under pressure from basketball teams it was decided in 1966 to manufacture many different colors. Different materials started to appear also, such as leather, suede and vinyl, rather than just canvas.
Converse's line of shoes also include ''Jack Purcell'' and ''Heritage''.
Wildly popular during the 1970s and early 1980s, Converse lost some of its popularity and apparent monopoly during the middle 1980s and much of the 1990s, with the surge of new competitors such as Nike, who introduced radical new designs to the market. Converse found themselves to be no longer the official shoe of the National Basketball Association, a title they had enjoyed for many, many years. This loss of market share, combined with poor business decisions forced Converse to file for bankruptcy in 2001. When the company subsequently changed hands that year, the last factory in the United States was closed, therefore manufacturing for the American market is no longer performed in the USA, but instead in a number of Asian countries, namely China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
In July, 2003 the company accepted a $305 million purchase offer from rival Nike.
Despite the major setbacks for
Shoe Fetishism
Shoe fetishism, also known as retifism, involves being irrationally or abnormally fixated on shoes or other footwear to the extent it may interfere with sexual expression. Although shoes carry sexual connotations in mainstream culture, this is not generally considered to be shoe fetishism, although it may qualify as a form of partialism.
Shoe fetishists often fixate on extreme shoes which are designed as fetishwear, although fixation on typical high-street shoes, or other types of shoes, is also common. High-heeled shoes are often triggers for foot fetishists. High-heeled shoes or boots help to elongate the calf, protruding the buttocks and creating a longer-legged appearance which is generally considered to be more sexually attractive. They also reveal the sole of the shoe, which becomes an eroticised "second skin" taking on the erotic role of the sole of the foot. Shoe fetishists often fixate on stiletto heeled shoes and boots, where the stiletto heel is eroticised in itself.
This can be seen in a super-stimulus form within the adult entertainment industry, and particularly pornography, where women wear very high heeled shoes. It is not uncommon for actresses in modern pornographic movies to wear stiletto-heeled platform shoes with a platform of 3-4 inches and a heel height of 6-9 inches. Similar sized heels are often worn by exotic dancers and strippers. These exaggerated heels are not practical and are worn for the sexual gratification of the viewer.
The most common image of a dominatrix is of a woman in thigh-length high-heeled leather boots or riding boots. Thigh-length high-heeled leather boots are generally only worn as fetish wear.
There are also entire sexual subcultures revolving around other types of shoe fetishism—sandals, combat/work boots, kinky boots, and sneakers are particularly common fetish-objects. The Boot fetish is usually more common amongst gay men, but are seen among all genders and orientations. Some shoe fetishists
Bata Shoes
Bata Shoes is the world's largest shoe company. It is also the world's largest family-owned company. It is currently headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Bata Shoe Company was founded in 1894 in Zlín in what is today the Czech Republic but was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was founded by Tomáš Baťa whose family had been cobblers for three hundred years. Baťa's company, however, was a very modern industrial concern becoming one of the first mass producers of shoes.
The company grew quickly. It survived handily the upheavals of World War I and the break up of Austro-Hungary. The company quickly spread throughout Europe and developed branches in North America, Asia, and North Africa as well. In 1932 Tomáš Baťa died in a plane crash and his son Thomas J. Bata became head of the company. The younger Bata established the Canadian operation in 1939 in response to the unstable political situation in Europe.
The company set up villages around the factories for the workers and supplied schools and welfare. In the Netherlands you can find the village called Batadorp. Other villages included: Baťovany in Slovakia (present-day Svit), Baťov (nowadays Bahňák, part of Otrokovice) in the Czech Republic and Batanagar in India.
The company continued to survive in its adopted home, spreading through the developing world and opening manufacturing plants in India and throughout the world.
The Bata family and the company have been major charitable donors, especially in Canada where they have founded such projects as the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto and the Bata Library and Trent University.
In its history the company has sold 14 billion pairs of shoes.
Bata operations in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia was the home base of Bata Shoes until Nazi occupation in 1939. Apart from shoes, Baťa also diversified into other areas (tyres, toys, plastic fibres, etc.). In 1945, the company was nationalized
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