Basic styles of footwears

All of you come across several footwears that takeup you heart away.So this post of mine is for spreading some knowledge about them.I’ll keep it simply brief and concise.And please share your valuable feedback and quarries in the comment section.

The 8 basic styles of footwears are

Oxford
Derby
Slippon
Sports shoes
Boots
Courtshoe
Moccasin
Sandal

The footwears we see all around are made by giving variations in stylelines of them.
What makes them different from each other?
How can you identify which style is it?

I’ll start with Oxfords.

Oxford shoes are the shoes which have several characteristics when you focus on style lines and patterns of it.

For men’s, Women’s and unisex sometimes
Less opening for inserting feet
Vamp overlays quarter
Oxford stay is present.(It might be hidden sometimes)

Shoes by @yoheifukudashoemaker , Image source @instagram

Derby shoes

Quarter overlays vamp
Derby lock is present
Wide opening
For men’s , women’s and Unisex sometimes

Shoes by @vass_shoes ,Image source @Instagram

Slippons

Laceless generally
Worn by slipping in feet
Low cut shoes
Men’s, women’s and Unisex

Slippon by @esquivelshoes Imagesource @Instagram

Sports shoes

Designed for specific sport
Highly comfortable
High cushioning
Men’s , Women’s and Unisex

Shoes by @Nikewomen , Image source @Instagram

Boots

Backheight is more than other general footwears
Men’s , women’s and Unisex
Backheight generally divide them into Semi ankle,ankle,knee,thigh,calf boots

Boots by @esquivelshoes , Image source @instagram

Boots by @esquivelshoes ,Image source @Instagram

Boots by @monikachiangshoes ,Image source @instagram

Courtshoe

Courtshoes have unbroken topline.
Formal, casual, semiformal
Low cut front
Mainly worn by female

Shoes by @Jimmychoo , Image source @Instagram

Moccasin

Handstitching
Made from soft materials
Men’s , women’s and Unisex
Common variations are true and false moccasin

Shoes by @Tods , Image source @Instagram

Sandle

Open type of footwears
Men’s , women’s and Unisex
Made with straps

Image source – Google search engine

These are the basic styles but there’s a huge range of variations.

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