You are what you wear.

In today's fashion world shoes have become more multifaceted than ever. Even if you’re staying at home all the time you still do and care about shoes. We have to wear shoes of some sort every day. Whether you care about fashion or not you still need a shoe.

Surreya, posing for a shoes

The reason for me to write about shoes is because of the curiosity I have about shoes. Not only that, I am the type of person who is crazy about shoe. I just love shoes. When I meet someone new the first thing I notice is their shoes. I know it’s weird, but I can’t help. Ask me my friend shoes, ask my lectures shoes, ask me my dormmates shoes even my classmates shoes, I know what kind of shoes as I wear.

As I am quite observant about shoe, I started searching about the story behind shoes. While doing that I came across to an interesting research that done by The University of Kansas. In the search it says your shoes tells about your personality. Have you ever think that your shoes is speaking or telling about you probably not, and you’re not the only one many of us might not think so.

Before telling you about the research about shoes let me tell you the history of shoes.

But wait, what do you think of your shoes? Do you think your shoes can give slight idea about you?

History of shoes?

Ayse sinem with her favorite shoe

Shoes were first invented and made by Jan Ernst Matzeliger. He developed an automatic method for lasting shoes and made the mass production of affordable shoes possible. Up until 1850, shoes were made straight, meaning that there was no differentiation from left and right shoes. As the twentieth century approached, shoemakers improved comfort by making foot-specific shoes.

Where did the idea of shoes come from?

Great question, according to google the answer is as follow, In Mesopotamia, a type of soft shoes were worn by the mountain people who lived on the border of Iran. The soft shoe was made of wraparound leather, like a moccasin.

Why is wearing shoes important?

While barefoot walking can help to a point, our bodies rarely have naturally proper posture, and so walking without support can cause issues to develop. Because of this, it is important to wear supportive shoes or use orthotic inserts to improve your posture

Now we know the history of shoes lets see what researches in The University of Kansas said or found out about our shoes. According to the research if you are wearing the following type of shoes your personality is as written here.

Unique shoes or Extra ordinary shoes

If people choose to wear a unique shoe they are cool, style conscious and open for a change to be different.

Extra ordinary shoes, it revels something about the wearer especially in special circumstances or events such as graduations or weddings. Simply, when you wear unique or extra ordinary the level of you confidence is as high as mountain.

Casual shoes

People who wear colorful shoes, they don’t care about what other will say about them. They are known for their self-confidence. The love they have for travel and to explore new thing is what makes them exceptional than other wearers.

Flat shoes

They are all about getting things done. and if flat shoes is what you wear, studies said that you’re the most trusted one in the group you are (in your friend circle). You are ready for everything. Since flat shoes is simple the probability of this type of shoe wearers doing the right job is high.

And they are known for being friendly, openminded sweet nature and someone who is open to change.

Heel shoes

Known for; Vivid personality, high self-confident in terms of appearance. I couldn’t agree more not every woman can wear heel!

Sport shoes

The most preferable kind of shoes this type of who wear sport shoes are popular for being; outgoing, easy going, artistic side. And if you wear sport shoes. The research said; you like discovering new place and yeah, travel is your favorite thing to do simply it’s your hobby

The Colors of shoes

Dark colors; its says you having/ have/ had difficulties with your relationship

Warm colors; its says you’re emotionally stables.

Finally, Next time you pick which pair shoes to buy remember the shoe you wear might telling other about your personality a lot about you then you might think.