The poor and the rural population on the Middle Ages, very few documented shoes. It is believed that these people are either barefoot or wore wooden shoes, or shoes to wear a kind of heavy bundle. A crust covering the ankle was wrapped around the feet tied, the head was sealed extra stitches. Foot shoes tied to the 1493 peasant uprising became a symbol of oppression. Bound feet shoes famous Movement, Kid shoes backs shoes depicted in the banner of the peasants.
In the history of clogs is rarely found. In contrast leather shoes can be found widely. There are many places you can to save the leather natural conditions. Constance, London, Lübeck, and Schleswig and other conditions of the region can prevent the corruption of the role of micro-organisms. Therefore, the shoes (only in Schleswig more than 500 pairs of shoes and 600 big end) can be well preserved. 11th century to the 12th century the main use of goat or sheep people do leather shoes. Cow leather, mainly in the 11th century the century before and 13-14 are widely used.Shoes boots Boots has been the use of strong cow leather uppers and outsole. Within the 12th century began to emerge after the end.
Shoes material
Today the production of materials used in low-end shoes, whether it is helping or large end face, the main use synthetic materials. Use the large end of thermoplastic polymer and chemical compounds used to help surface. Only high-end shoes only use of natural materials, in particular as the ideal material to use leather.
Since 1997, the shoes listed in the EU must provide materials by the manufacturer label. Adhesive label must be used in the corresponding symbol. European footwear label instructions provided very limited information: materials were outer body, inside and sole use of four different materials can labels: leather, Men’s shoes leather coating, textile (synthetic or natural sources do not distinguish), and other materials. When consumers use these labels limited information available, and can not draw conclusions on the quality of shoes.