I’m sure at some point or another we have all been introduced to platform shoes, sandals, boots, clogs and the like.  All of these types of shoes are ancient.  How ancient you might be wondering?  These shoes are no less then 400 years old.  Most of what you find today doesn’t even remotely compare to those of the European Era.  Today these shoes are much more flatter then those of recent days.  Shoe styles have and still do represent those of the upper class. In different countries the sandals represented or showed rank.  Most people went barefoot or constructed sandals made out of palm leaves.  In ancient Greece it was unheard of if women had less then 20 pairs of shoes with a shoe to match for every outfit or special occasion.  It is a common theory for some cultures for newlyweds to have the father of the bride throw his shoes to signify charge from father to husband.  In other cultures it was common for couples to exchange shoes rather then rings.  You might signify the Dutch with wooden shoes.  Japan is known for wooden shoes mounted on blocks that can be as high as three or four inches high that’s been the custom for many many years.  In fourteenth century points of shoes grew so big that shoes had to be tied to the persons leg just below the knee.  Just about everyone did not like fashion of the pointy shoes.  Most claimed that they weren’t able to kneel correctly in a church.  In some place the length of the shoe was limited to a particular size.  In the sixteenth century women began wearing high heeled shoes so tall in fact that the person wearing the shoe was literally standing on her tip toes.  Heels became so high eventually that they weren’t worn due to the height of them.  Prostitutes were known to wear Stilettos, and in some instances the shoes were banned because of the death rate.