Best Footwear

The history of footwear began more than 40,000 years ago when man decided something needed to be created in order to shield their feet from sharp rocks, sand and harsh weather conditions. The first ever shoe was a sandal, famously crafted by the ancient Egyptians. These were made out of papyrus leaves and soft leather.

Why is footwear important?

Footwear in the modern world is an essential aspect to everyone’s day to day lives, as it helps to protect your feet from harm and dirt, therefore its very important to choose suitable and comfortable high quality shoes. Not only are they a necessity but they have now become a luxury with many individuals owning more than 7 pairs each, mainly for fashion purposes. They help to reflect someone’s own personal style and to match with a variety of different outfits and occasions.

Footwear Brands

There are many different mens footwear and womens footwear brands available on the UK high street today, some more expensive than others. Millions of Brits buy new shoes. In fact, the industry is massive, with around £6 billion worth of footwear being sold to British consumers every year, and half a billion pounds worth is exported across the globe.

Schuh, Reebok, Adidas, Jimmy Choo, and Levis are just some of the popular shoe brands in Britain, and internationally. Adidas and Reebok are more athletic footwear orientated and are a big part of the sports industry. They have a vast variety of trainers for all ages, genders and in multiple designs and colours.

Adidas’ company aim is to provide the public with ‘the best to serve the needs of the sport, to protect the athlete from injury and to make the product durable’. Reebok are ‘an American-inspired, global brand that creates and markets sports and lifestyle products built upon a strong heritage and authenticity in sports, fitness and women’s categories.’ They have a strong belief in creativity.

Schuh was born in 1981 in Edinburgh, and their simple philosophy is to ‘To provide individual high fashion footwear, sold in a unique and exciting retail environment.’ They have a variety of sportswear, day to day and fashion footwear available.

Levi’s values are based on empathy, originality, integrity and courage. They believe their principles for doing the right thing give them a competitive advantage over other brands, and for over 50 years, their ‘Levi Strauss Foundation has actively promoted workers rights, the fight against HIV/AIDS and building assets to protect poor families and marginalized individuals.’

Jimmy Choo are more at the other end of the market: women’s designer labels. This is reflected in the fashion styles of celebrities today, and are a pricier alternative to high street brands.

Tommy Hilfiger
Clarks
Hush Puppies
Kickers
Wrangler
Armani
Dr Martins (often referred to as Doc Martins)
Ugg
Prada
Ted Baker
Diesel
Dune
Puma
Vans
Timberland
And many more…