Bizarre pairs of shoes, looking at which you wonder how the people of the past did not fall off their legs (13 photos)

Dozens of pairs of shoes from past times are collected in various museums. Looking at them, one cannot say that they were very comfortable. Today we decided to look at unusual, beautiful and strange pairs of shoes, in which our ancestors flaunted around the world.





A pair of hand-embroidered women's boots from France, 1855-1860



19th century Dutch clogs





Men's work boots, Holland, 1900



Austrian pair of narrow boots, 1850s



Manchu platforms in the late 19th century



Paduka - sandals with a handle from India



Tabi from Japan, 1928-1930



Korean namakshin



Kabkab, Turkey 1800-1850s



Wooden sandals from Kenya, 19th century



Clogs from France, 20th century



Silver nalin from Istanbul, Turkey, 1900