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deemed more acceptable for fulfilling the roles that the women had to
assume as their menfolk went to war. Additionally, it became more
acceptable for women to wear trousers, deemed more practical. Although
this move towards women wearing more manly clothes and shoes was
for practical reasons, it has persisted in fashion trends with trousers and
jeans.
summary
Although the role of footwear is primarily as foot protection, it has evolved
through the ages to be much more than that. It plays an important role
in depicting a person's social role and in some instances their status.
Further to this, it impacts on how we both look and feel about our appear-
ance. It is crucial that practitioners understand the multiple roles of foot-
wear when considering its influence on foot health, in foot management
and when expecting their patients to change their footwear-wearing
habits. This theme will be revisited in a later chapter in the context of the
practitioner's assessment of footwear and the patient's footwear-wearing
habits.
review questions
Reflection
1.
Do I consider the multiple roles that footwear plays when discussing
footwear options with my patients?
2.
What do I consider to be the main influences on footwear styles?
references
Waters L 2009 www.runningwithheels.com/index.php/2008/08/levende-
waters/. Accessed 29 July 2009.
Riello G, McNeil P 2006 Shoes - A history from sandals to sneakers. Berg
Pub Ltd.
Trinkaus E 2005 Anatomical evidence for the antiquity of human footwear
use. Journal of Archaeological Science 32:1515-1526.
further reading
Rossi WA 1989 The sex life of the foot & shoe. Wordsworth Editions,
Ware.
