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5 Ways To Get Through To Your FOOTWEAR IN INDIA

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Evolution Of Footwear In India Footwear mainly was made to protect the feet from cold weather and now look it's no less than a fashion statement. They were initially made out of leather, wool or remains of the past. Evolution of footwear Footwear like everything else holds its history tracing back to the ice age about 5 million years ago. With human evolution and change in weather conditions, demand for footwear started growing. Historical sources state that footwear came to use by the end of the Paleolithic period, along with the time early humans learned the art of leather tanning. History of Indian footwear Until half a century ago, India was known as a barefoot country, the foot is regarded as an important part of the human body in the Indian culture. Therefore, footwear was considered to be luxury in Indian society but still, India was well known for its traditional craft of footwear making. Footwear earlier was made out of wrappings of dried grasses and later