The Evolution Of Decryption From "Shoes" To "Boots"

The earliest styles of shoes are very primitive. It is speculated that the ancient skins were cut into roughly shaped feet, and then joined together with thin pads to become the most primitive shoes.

With the development of the society and the progress of textile industry, cloth, silk and other things are also used to make shoes, and combined with leather and hemp to produce a large number of shoes products. In the Shang Dynasty, the style, workmanship and decoration of shoes were very sophisticated. The materials, colors and patterns were also strictly regulated according to the dress system. The shape and color of each dynasty's shoes change with the form of uniform.

The use of boots at the end of the Zhou Dynasty came from the shoe style of the northern Hu people. Hu people nomad horseback riding more than wearing a tube of boots, while King Zhao Wuling Zhang Zhang Xi to shoot, in order to facilitate war.

In the Han Dynasty, there were many changes in the shape of shoes, such as the changes of colors and patterns on the silk boots, and the sculpt was very simple, which was more in line with the shape of the feet. Shoes are also widely used in materials such as cowhide, silk fabric, linen fabric, etc.

In the Southern Dynasties, clogs were popular, and went up to the emperor. At the same time, straw sandals are the shoes of ordinary scholars or people, and they are made up of many southern Pu plants. In the Tang Dynasty, the boots were attacked by the Liuhe boots of the Tang Dynasty, and then changed into long boots for short boots and felt. The shape of women's shoes is in front of the Phoenix style. Other shoes, such as high head, flat head, round head, etc., are embroidered with tiger head patterns or shoes.

In the early days of the Song Dynasty, the shoe style was followed by the former generation system. The black leather is made into a boot and lined with felt, and each official wears different colors according to the colors. Shoes worn by ordinary people include straw sandals, cloth shoes and so on. Southerners have lots of clogs. Such as the song poet, "Shan Jing heard the sound of clogs", describes the situation of clogs walking in the mountains. Women's shoes are usually made of red shoes, with upturned heads, some made of Phoenix heads, and embroidered on the side of shoes. Working women also wear flat heads, round head shoes or straw weave shoes.

In the Ming Dynasty's service system, the regulations on shoes were very strict, regardless of the size of official posts, they must obey the system of service. What shoes should be worn on occasions, such as Confucian scholars, and so on, are allowed to wear boots; while the lieutenant colonel is allowed to wear boots when he is on the top value, he must not wear when he goes out; others, such as the people and merchants, are not allowed to wear boots.

In the Qing Dynasty, the shoes were built along the Ming Dynasty, and officials and scholars were able to boot, while civilians, actors and servants could not wear boots. The boots of Qing Dynasty were mostly pointed. The bottom of boots is thick, because the bottom is too heavy. Later, it changed to a thin base and became a "military aircraft run". The shoes of ordinary people are made of satin, velvet, cloth, and shoes are shallow and narrow, with Eagle shaped cusp like shoes and rut. People have straw sandals, brown shoes, reed shoes and so on. Slippers are also popular among all kinds of people. Southern rainy days wear spikes, while winter skates are seen in the north.

The change of modern shoe style has formed a new pattern according to the change of clothing style. The sculpt is concise and exquisite, especially from manual operation to machine processing. All kinds of materials are reasonably applied to the design and manufacture of shoes. Various high and new technologies make the material quality and quality more perfect. If the history of shoe boots is mainly for practical purposes, and gradually transition to the combination of aesthetic and aesthetic use, the development and changes of footwear today are given more factors. People not only pursue the application and aesthetics of shoes, but also study various functions of shoes and boots, such as air permeability, warmth retention and comfort, and pursue from the perspective of health science.