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Clogs are a type of footwear that has a thick, rigid sole typically made of wood, although in American English, shoes with rigid soles made of other materials are also called clogs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Traditional clogs remain in use as protective footwear in agriculture and in some factories and mines .
Wedge boots, wedgies, or lifties are shoes and boots with a sole in the form of a wedge, such that one piece of material, normally rubber, serves as both the sole and the heel. This design dates back to ancient Greece. [1] Greek Actors used to wear these shoes to signify status.
While a wide variety of styles were popular during this period, including boots, espadrilles, oxfords, sneakers, and sandals of all description, with soles made of wood, cork, or synthetic materials, the most popular style of the late 1960s and early 1970s was a simple quarter-strap sandal with tan water buffalo-hide straps, on a beige suede ...
Clog dancing should not be confused with Morris dancing, which may be performed in clogs. There is a theory that clogging or clog dancing arose in these industrial textiles mills as a result of the mill workers entertaining themselves by syncopating foot taps with the rhythmic sounds made by the loom shuttles.
Caulk boots or calk boots [1] (also called cork boots, timber boots, logger boots, logging boots, or corks) [2] are a form of rugged spike-soled footwear that are most often associated with the timber industry. [3]