Post by sexiest on Nov 6, 2011 0:39:02 GMT -5
To understand the basic types of shoes that are available on the retail market today, it is important to understand the purpose of footwear in general. Footwear, or shoes, are items that are worn for three basic reasons: decoration, support and protection, although not all types of shoes serve every purpose at once. In fact, some different types of shoes are made with only one purpose in mind.