Some Shocking Facts about Shoes

September 22nd, 2009 | Tags: first shoes, law of physics, marker kit, shoe designers, shoe facts, white sneakers

The creation of footwear is art itself. But the usage of shoes in art is a very seldom event. But the town of Grand Junction, situated in America, can take a legitimate pride in possessing an unusual and funny monument devoted to shoes.

You may say that it is silly to erect a monument of bare feet. As a rule, we appreciate chic and trendy look which has nothing in common with this image. But creators of the monument wanted to tell us that precisely such bare feet caused wish for creating the first shoes in the history of mankind. Everything made by shoe designers is made for such bare feet.
Are you ready for another curious fact? OK. Do you know that Michael Jackson was a shoe designer? At one of the concerts of the singer all fans were astonished by a trick. Jackson and his dancers suddenly stood still and inclined making thus the angle of 45 degrees. But that contradicts any law of physics! So how did they do that?

Michael Jackson turned out to design and patent special shoes for that. The shoes feature unusual heels with kerfs that helped dancers to cling to little transparent lugs made on scene surface. The reaction was impressive; the trick conquered and surprised millions of people.

Yeah, Michael Jackson was not only a gifted singer, musician and dancer but also a talented shoe designer.

Continuing the list of curious and shocking shoe facts, I can’t help saying about unusual sneakers that some time ago appeared on the shelves of American stores. Those white sneakers were sold with a marker kit.

The unusual series was named DIY, which stands for Do It Yourself. It means that you buy white sneakers and decide what you want to see on them. The series was the result of Airwalk company designers’ imagination. By the way, the customer can not only draw on the sneakers but also adorn them with beads, appliqué or feathers.