Some Facts About Hush Puppies Shoes
Posted on September 28, 2008
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They say that Hush Puppies is a cult world brand that initiated daily comfortable footgear named “casual”. But what is Hush Puppies and why doest it have this name?
Hush Puppies Company history throws back to the USA where the shoemaker having visited his clients saw basset puppies. They were running across the house and barking for the whole evening. The puppies interrupted their master from his communication with the guest and he shouted at them “Hush, puppies!” The shoemaker liked the puppies so much that he decided to call his footgear “Hush Puppies” and the basset hound representative became the “person” of the brand.
In the year 1958 Hush Puppies became the first brand in the world to create the shoes in casual style. And soon its footwear became popular due to its unique style and casual character. This year Hush puppies will be 50. Today it is sold in 130 countries.
Hush Puppies is a company that has solved problems of many people that had difficulties with footwear. This high quality shoes will give health and comfort to everybody. Hush Puppies shoes is based on scientific approach.
Its shoes material is usually chamois (soft and tender, velvet and warm), kid leather (made of goats) and grinding leather (made of compact leather).
Its lining is made of natural leather and has good air permeability. Moreover there is a pseudo lining among the top of the shoe and its lining. This pseudo lining is developed from the soft material and provides one’s foot with extra comfort.
Hush Puppies shoes has 2 insoles. Anatomical insole does amortization and protects from bacteria due to its coal impregnation. Mould insole outlines the foot shape and therefore controls the foot. There are also a few types of soles here. “Zero G” technology sole is made of the mixture of polyurethane, rubber and porous rubber and has a very light weight.
“Wave Reflex” technology sole made of rubber and latex provides the sole with flexibility and durability.
“Float FX” construction is filled with gas in calcaneal part and gel in toe one.
Company’s heat insulation material includes natural fur, compact textile fabrics and Thinsulate™ (a special material that saves the air and is waterproof).
The company has recently created a new footwear collection called «Dual-fit». This line shoes have loose leather lining inside that provides it with flexibility and comfort. It can be put out if the client’s foot increases for some reason or other. «Dual-fit» collection will come into the market next year. Now the company is developing another line of shoes that will solve other orthopedic problems.
2009 Designers Shoes Potpourri You Haven’t See
Posted on September 15, 2008
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Her debut collection, full of elegancy, with an inspiring character and aesthetics, had great success.
You can observe a variety of styles with a unique designer approach.
These shoes express the calm of luxury, denoted in dainteth color combinations, additional elegant taches, in the exuberance of exotic leather and atlas.
These collections represent stylish footwear, suitable for everyday casual life.
All possible wishes and demands that could be presented to women’s shoes reflect in this gorgeous and thought-out collection.
Charlotte Olympia
This is the second season for Charlotte Olympia.
The facility of lines blends with high tops. The image that gave inspiration to that collection is the image of wayfaring circus.
This collection combines neoclassicism and stream line forms, gracefulness and friskiness, monumentality and elegance.
Using expensive luxury materials, combining different exotic leathers, Morris creates bright and stylish shoes, as attractive as jewelry.
Some facts about shoe history: from ancient roman footwear to present days
Posted on August 31, 2008
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Wearing favorite and hated shoes one often thinks when human began to use footwear at first. So, a little excursus to the history.
Antiquity
The ancient Greeks were sure that human perfection can be emphasized by cloths. Their fashion contained light, stole clothes. Their favorite footwear was sandals. It was needed nothing difficult to do them. They cut soles according to feet shapes and fastened straps to them. The straps were made of leather. The hunters and herdsmen wore leather boots with lacing.
Sandals made also the ancient roman footwear fashion. But it their footwear was heavier, more massive with thicker sole and metal decoration such as lion muzzles, wreaths and so on. Ancient roman footwear was the sign of various jobbery and plebeians wore simple sandals.
The footwear of III-VI centuries was characterized by the middle of sandals and shoes. The novelty was metal buckles.
The middle ages
In the middle of the 12th century a new Gothic style appeared. Its native land is France. So, gothic shoe is footwear oblong in shape that hides the foot length by two times. Such shoes were made from leather. Gothic style footwear was patina which was dressed in filthy weather.
Baroque
Speaking about footgear history it’s can’t but be mentioned baroque footwear style. Its representatives are boots made of leather, ribbons and even laces. They were rectangular with blunt toes.
18th century
18th century is famous for rococo style that appeared in France. Rococo footwear was made of colorful leather or glittering atlas. Shoe shape is narrow, with sharp toe and high heel.
19th century
This century didn’t create its own style of fashion but developed the old ones. Jackboots disappeared in 1830s. But hussar boots with 2 sutures along the top and boots with lacing appeared. 19th century is also a primogenitor of shoes with turning up toes.
20th century
World War I consequences caused Great Depression in Europe. That’s why the most popular color was black and brown, that were considered to be sport before. But gradually the colors began to lighten. Blue and beige footwear became popular. As far as shoe materials are concerned the most widespread were leathers made from reptiles, especially snakes and lizards. Shoe producers began to use zippers. A real novelty was narrow laces. With the “Beatles” appearing fashion houses began to create men high heeled shoes. A real thing of interest was expensive footgear material: ostrich, crocodile, python and fish scales.
21st century
Modern footwear tendency is to make as narrow and exquisite shoes as they can be. The most important is finishing quality. Shoes are becoming more laconic, natural and noble. Moccasins is considered to live for ever regardless of fashion.
How to choose right baby footwear?
Posted on July 3, 2008
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Many parents have questions on the topic whether a baby needs to wear footwear or not. The specialists say that he should obligatory wear footwear but there are some important rules for parents to know.
Sole. The main principle is: the smaller a baby is the thinner and more flexible the sole should be. That’s why don’t forget to check sole flexibility choosing shoes for your baby. Avoid hard baby footwear. It will make your child fall more frequently.
Back. It should be rather solid. Push shoes back. If it is soft it will loosen and shoes will fall down.
Heel. Even the first baby footwear in which he will begin to walk should be with a small heel in order to prevent baby’s fall back.
Top and side footwear parts. They should fold easily when a baby makes a first step. Otherwise, baby’s foot wouldn’t be able to bend easily, that’s why baby footwear should be soft.
Footwear fabric. The best fabric is leather and sackcloth. It allows the skin to breathe letting the air out. That’s why synthetic fabrics don’t fit for baby footwear.
When should a baby begin to wear shoes?
During the period from 9 to 12 months a baby begins to rise to his feet and that is a signal of the fact that he needs shoes.
Why should a baby wear shoes?
Footwear protects tender baby’s feet from roughness surface, splinters and sharp things because a baby looks forward while walking.
Why shoes help a baby to walk?
Flat footwear soles give big steadiness to unsteady child’s feet.
How to define whether shoes are small for a baby or not?
Bent-under toes, corns, hollows and red friction tracks show that a baby has grown. Baby footwear should be changed every 3 months.
Here are some signs which define whether shoes are small or not:
• Toes place. When a baby is standing try to find by feeling his toes tips, pushing his footwear toes. The distance between his first toe and footwear border should make up 0.5 feet.
• Footwear top. If footwear is small the leather on the top footwear part should be tight
• Back. If back a little bit dashes against the heel at the external and inside footwear part your baby needs a bigger size shoes.