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Sneakers go back a long way. In the late 18th century, people wore rubber soled shoes called plimsolls, but they were pretty crude?for one thing, there was no right foot or left foot. Around 1892, the U.S. Rubber Company came up with more comfortable rubber sneakers with canvas tops, called Keds. By 1917, these sneakers began to be mass produced. (They got the nickname...

Boots today are typically characterized by chic over-the-knee styles or classic riding boots that make an appearance every fall. Boots are so fashionable and on-trend right now that it’s easy to forget they were once a strictly utilitarian piece of clothing. Rugged and ready to take on tough terrain, these durable pieces of footwear were about far more than just looking stylish. There is perhaps...