Clog

Although they are sometimes negatively associated with cheap and folkloric footwear of farmers and the working class, some types are considered fashion wear today, such as Swedish träskor or Japanese geta.

In contrast wooden soled clogs are fastened by laces or buckles on the welt and therefore the toes are relaxed as in shoes.

The use and prevalence of wooden footwear in prehistoric and ancient times is uncertain, owing both to the ambiguity of surviving records and the difficulty of both preserving and recognizing its remains.

[7] Both the Greeks and Romans also made sandals by attaching leather straps to wooden soles in various ways.

[7] The ancient Chinese wore wooden jī (屐) by at least the Han dynasty, when a form decorated with colorful ribbons and designs was used by women on their wedding days.

Under the Jin, a different style shaped the entire shoe from a single piece of wood and, after the Tang, the southern Chinese wore "boot clogs" (靴屐, xuējī).

[citation needed] By about this era, wooden pattens were being used as overshoes to protect the wearer's hose and indoor shoes when walking outside, particularly in inclement weather.

At present, only the so-called Swedish clogs (wooden bottom and leather top) is still seen as a trendy fashion item, often as ladies' high-heeled boots.

The links provide access to pages dealing with the different types of clog, their design, origin and manufacture.

Platform clogs or sandals, often raised as high as 6 or even 8 inches right through between sole and insole, were worn in many western countries.

[9][10] In 2010, Swedish clogs for women returned again in Chanel's and Louis Vuitton's Spring / Summer 2010 collection.