Shoe Trivia

Ancient man, living in colder climates, is credited with making the first shoes, by adding material to the top of the crude "sandals" his neighbors in warmer climates had invented. He did so out of necessity, to give his feet additional protection from the cold.

Sandals have come a long way since those days! Like the Jack Rogers Navajo sandal - a classic shoe that will never go out of style. Pinner's has oodles of colors - including orange and blue for all you Florida Gators out there!

Shoe Trivia

Q: What was the name given to shoes with a long pointed toe, fashionable amongst teenagers in the late 1950s and early 1960s?

winklepickers. The reference is to the pin needed to extract winkles from their shells in order to eat them. The name, probably first used as a joke, quickly passed into advertising and gained a degree of respectability as a real term. It is first recorded in the written language in the "Spectator" magazine of 1960.

Pointed toes are still around today! Pinner's has quite a few beautiful pair in, including this Stuart Weitzman "Buck Up" patent pump, which of course they've got in tons of sizes. How versatile is this shoe? I just love it!
Stuart Weitzman "Buck Up", 295.00 at Bill Pinner Footwear

Shoe Trivia

Did you know...

... In 1986, 12% of American women had shoe sizes 9.5 and higher? In 1994, that number increased to 17%. In 1998, 30.4% of all women's shoes sold were size 9 and above.