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Shoes

This poulaine, uncovered on the Thames, features an ankle strap and a sexy, plunging front.

objects of intrigue

Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes?

Going to foolish lengths for fashion.

Sabrina Imbler May 22, 2019

The many heads of social justice.

Alexandria, Egypt

Tamr Hena Museum

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

The floral-etched toe of the baby boot.

Found: A Fancy Baby Boot From the 14th Century

Archaeologists in Switzerland unearthed a fragment of a very small shoe.

Sabrina Imbler April 1, 2019

The east wall.

Oakham, England

Oakham Castle Horseshoes

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.

These socks, made in Egypt in the fourth or fifth century and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, are all the better for your sandals, my dear.

ancient technology

The Crafty Historian Bringing Ancient Socks to Life

They look great with sandals.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 17, 2019

These boots were made for training, maybe.

For Sale: A Boot That Almost Went to the Moon

If it hadn't been somehow considered unacceptable.

Matthew Taub December 12, 2018

The Thames mud can provide ideal conditions for the preservation of organic materials such as leather.

Found: Unfortunate 'Booted Man,' Who Met a Muddy End 500 Years Ago

The footwear would have been well-suited to tromping through the London mud that preserved it.

Anna Kusmer December 6, 2018

Bejeweled <em>mojari</em> are from Hyderabad, early or mid-1800s.

Walking the Walk With a Professional Shoe Conservator

The past, present, and future of footwear, from an expert charged with keeping soles intact.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 2, 2018

Hat 'n' Boots today.

Seattle, Washington

Hat 'n' Boots

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Close up of shoes on the shoe tree

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota Shoe Tree

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

This Artist Designed Pigeon Shoes So She Could Befriend Actual Pigeons

Throwing food may have worked better.

Michael Waters May 31, 2017

Reddit Users Prompt Recall After 'Flawed' Boots Leave Swastika Tracks

It was all a mistake, the boots' maker says.

Erik Shilling January 13, 2017

World's Largest Shoe?

Elda Footwear Museum

This Spanish shoe museum has history, has design, and has a pair of Rafael Nadal's tennies!

Taihape, New Zealand

Gumboot Capital of the World

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

The World's Oldest Snowshoe Sat in an Italian Cartographer's Office for 12 Years

He thought it might be 100 years old. Turns out it's 5,800.

Sarah Laskow September 13, 2016

Found: A 300-Year Old Shoe Meant To Ward Off Evil Spirits

It was a men's size 6, and they put it right back where they found it.

Eric Grundhauser August 19, 2016

Mitchell, Oregon

Mitchell Shoe Tree

Make it an offering.

What to Wear in the Arctic: Striking Photos of Traditional Footwear

Anika Burgess February 25, 2016