19 Totally Incredible Facts
Up until 1850, there were no ‘left’ or ‘right shoes, both were identical! Learn more
If you’ve ever tried to put your left foot into your right shoe, you’ll know that it is extremely uncomfortable and can even be painful depending on the shoe. If our feet are so different, how is it that our shoes used to fit nicely on both of our feet? Shoes used to be made completely straight, with no difference between the left shoe and right shoe.
As a result, breaking in a new pair of shoes was quite the task. There were two widths to a shoe, once was known as a slim shoe, and the other was known as a fat shoe. Shoes have quite the history! You should check out the source to learn more about them.
