Feet and Footwear Feet and Footwear A Cultural Encyclopedia ²²² MARGO DEMELLO G P REENWOOD RESS An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC Copyright2009byMargoDeMello Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedina retrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical, photocopying,recording,orotherwise,exceptfortheinclusionofbriefquotationsina review,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData DeMello,Margo. Feetandfootwear:aculturalencyclopedia/MargoDeMello. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978–0–313–35714–5(hardcopy:alk.paper)—ISBN978–0–313–35715–2 (ebook) 1. Footwear—Encyclopedias.2. Shoes—Socialaspects—Encyclopedias.3. Foot— Encyclopedias.4. Footwearindustry—Encyclopedias. I.Title. GT2130.D45 2009 391.4´1303—dc22 2009020843 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 3 4 5 ThisbookisalsoavailableontheWorldWideWebasaneBook. Visitwww.abc-clio.comfordetails. ABC-CLIO,LLC 130CremonaDrive,P.O.Box1911 SantaBarbara,California93116-1911 Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Contents List of Entries vii Guide to Related Topics xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix The Encyclopedia 1 Resource Guide 337 Bibliography 341 Index 351 This page intentionally left blank List of Entries Achilles Converse Acupuncture Cordwainer Adidas CowboyBoots Advertising Crocs Africa CrushVideos Alaska AmericanPodiatricMedicalAssociation DanceShoes Amputation Diabetes AnimalFeet DisordersandInjuries ArcticRegion Dr.Martens Athlete’sFoot Dr.Scholl’s AthleticShoes AustralopithecusFootprints EarthShoes Egypt BalletShoes ‘‘TheElvesandtheShoemaker’’ BareFeet Eroticism BataShoeMuseum Espadrille Beliefs Europe Birkenstocks Blahnik,Manolo FairyTales Blisters,Bunions,Calluses,andCorns FashionIndustry ‘‘BlueSuedeShoes’’ Ferragamo,Salvatore Boots Fetishes BowlingShoes FlatFeetandFallenArches FlipFlops Candie’s Florsheim CelebrityEndorsements FootandShoeAdornment China FootBinding Choo,Jimmy FootCareProducts Christianity FootMassage ‘‘Cinderella’’ FootOdor Class FootStructure ClassicalCivilizations FootWashing CleatsandSpikes Frederick’sOfHollywood Clogs ClubFoot Galoshes Cobbler Gender Cole,Kenneth GoGoBoots ConcealmentShoes GolfShoes viii LIST OF ENTRIES Grauman’sChineseTheatre Overshoes Greece Parker,SarahJessica HammerToe PatentLeather Hanes PaylessShoeSource Henna Pedicure HighHeels PlainsIndians Hosiery PlantarWarts Huarache PlatformShoes HushPuppies Podiatry Polydactyly India ‘‘ThePrincessAndTheGoldenShoes’’ IngrownToenails Prosthetics InHerShoes Proverbs Islam Pumps JackBoots ‘‘TheRedShoes’’ Japan TheRedShoes JoggingShoe RedWing John,Elton Reebok Jordan,Michael Reflexology Judaism Rome RunningShoes Keds KinkyBoots Sabotage Korea Sandals SexAndTheCity Leather ShoeCareandRepair L’eggs ShoeEtiquette Lifts ShoeFasteners Shoemakers Marcos,Imelda ShoemakersGuilds Men’sShoes Shoemaking MiddleEast ShoeShineandPolish MilitaryShoesandBoots ShoeSizes Moccasins ShoeStores Morton’sNeuroma ShoeStructure MotorcycleBoot TheShoesThatWereDancedToPieces Simpson,O.J. NationalPodiatricMedicalAssociation SkateboardingShoes NativeAmerican Skates Neuroma Slippers NewBalance Sneakers Nike SnowShoes Socks TheOldWomanWhoLivedInAShoe SouthwestIndians OrthopedicShoes SpiceGirls Orthotics Spikes LIST OF ENTRIES ix SportSandals UnitedStates Stilettos SumptuaryLaws Vans VeganShoes TheseBootsAreMadeForWalkin Vulcanization Toenails Torture WebbedToes TransgenderShoes WeddingShoes WellingtonBoot Uggs TheWizardOfOz This page intentionally left blank
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