The evolution of athletic shoes

01.06.10

1800

Plimsolls, the first rubber-soled shoes are manufactured.

1892

Goodyear, known to improve the tires today, begins to manufacture rubber and canvas shoes. He has produced under the common names, but in 1916, established as the Keds brand.

1908

Marquis M Converse Rubber Shoe South Africa establishes a limited liability company, revolutionizing the game of basketball for more than half a century and became an American icon.

1920

The architect of Adidas, Adi Dassler began producing training shoes handmade in her bathroom nurses.

1931

Adidas made its first tennis shoe.

1948

Rudolf Dassler PAL Adis, opens Schuhfabrik Puma Puma and makes the Atom.

Source: National

Men's summer shoes go beyond flip-flops

01.06.10

This treat someone to and summer, changes in shapes and styles will be noticeable in the men’s shoe section. Read on for some alternatives from the typical summer flip-swing — some classic choices and a few new additions are in style.

Array shoes:

If you’re looking to update your dress shoes, pay attention to small details like stitching that can convert the shoe’s overall aesthetic.

Apron toe: The stitching on an apron-toe shoe runs step up toward the front of the shoe, meeting in the middle on top of the toes. If you have larger feet, the shorter thickness formed by the stitch-line on an apron-toe shoe will insist upon the feet look a bit smaller.

Bicycle toe: The stitching on a bicycle-toe shoe runs precocious toward the front of the shoe, ending near the sole (the side-seams do not gather on top of the toes). Opposite the apron toe, the long, continuous ridge formed by the stitches on the bicycle toe shoe visually lengthens the foot, making smaller feet look larger.

Source: Lawrence Journal World