Japanese Footwear

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Japanese Footwear - Geta and ZoriGetaGeta are high wooden shoes, with thong-like straps. I'd recently bought a pair of black and red lacquered geta,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and though easy enough to wear, I wanted to see if I could find the proper way of walking in them. (Geisha, for instance, walk by sliding their feet forward with their knees slightly bent, taking small but elegant-looking steps.) I found out was a whole new world of information about geta! Not only is there a huge range of styles of these shoes - different heights and colours - but there are so many different designs! There are also interesting tidbits about geta for the uninitiated - the best size for you is a geta 5cm smaller than your foot! of the more unusual geta on this site are ice-skates,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], women's high heeled versions, one pronged Tengu versions and ones that are made from a circle of wood, so each shoe is a half-circle! is the Japanese sound-word for the sound geta make when someone is walking in them! The sound is important to geta in Japan. It invokes different feelings from different people, but it's an integral part of the shoes themselves. Without the sound, I don't think they can truly be geta! comments about the sound of the geta are: is an emotion because it is a sound not heard at all in the age today and I like it very much. I think that it is a good sound. They were worn whenever someone went out,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as they were high enough to keep a kimono from trailing on the ground,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and easy to slip off when one reached ones destination. Lacquered geta are generally for summer,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], to stop sweat from ruining the wood. are a little like thonged sandals,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], except that they could be made with rush matting (like the tatami mat),[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or they could be made from a shiny brocade for wearing with formal a kimono. zori are very comfortable to walk around on. The matting feels good against the feet. where geta are hard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], zori are soft. fact,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they don't really look anything different to a normal pair of sandals, when you are wearing them. If you get the correct size, I don't see why they can't be worn around the house in summer, or to the beach or swimming pool! of the special features of this shop is the fact that they will fix any coloured or patterned hanao (thong) to the zori! They have a huge selection of patterns and colours for the buyer. You could quite easily match a hanao to your swim suit or a favourite t-shirt and shorts combination! usual colour of a hanao is black for men and red for women. But they can come in almost any colour at all! hanao on my zori is a pink squared pattern, with cute little characters on it. It's actually quite cute and I think it would be great to wear at a pool-side,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], especially with my new pinkish coloured bikini! mat zori are traditional Japanese summer shoes, for wearing with a yukata. Formal zori are for wearing with a kimono. They have been around since the Heian period. Generally,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], men's zori are squarish while women's zori are more rounded. and Geta History the Nara Period (710-794), the Japanese aristocracy wore shoes or boots,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], influenced by the Chinese style footwear. It wasn't until the Heian Period (794-1192) that zori and geta were worn. climate in Japan is very humid and shoes become rather stuffy during the summer season. Compared to the old style of footwear,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], zori and geta are cool and good summer wear. They are shoes that are truly native to Japan, not influenced by the previous Chinese style. continued to wear geta and zori through the Tokugawa Period (1603-1867), where many different styles of geta started to appear. Due to the closure of Japan to foreigners, Japanese culture (and footwear) flourished. the Meiji Period (1868-1911) came a new era, and Japan open itself back up to foreigners. Foreign style shoes started to become popular, and the Japanese style of footwear slowly started to be driven out of the market. Nowadays it is difficult to find people who wear geta in Japan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], even in summer. Geta are no longer regarded daily footwear by regular Japanese. When geta are worn, it is when someone is dressed in a kimono, going to a festival. Even then, the geta might have rubber fixed to the foot, blocking out the distinctive sound of the geta - karankoron. geta-ya (geta shops) are worried about the future of these traditional shoes. They make many different style of geta using their own imagination or current fashion trends to keep the geta alive. There are only a few specialty geta-ya in Japan. 1996 when Paris and Milan companies put out footwear similar in style to the strap used for geta and zori (hanao), both geta and zori suddenly became all the rage. Japanese young people created a boom for the traditional footwear during the summer of 1997 - geta or zori shops could not keep up with the demand! Japanese style footwear is still pretty popular among the young people. Japanese young buy these shoes as a fashion statement, paying attention to the shape and the many colorful hanao. Geta and zori are also given attention because they are known as to be shoes to stimulate the foot and improve health. These geta are good as gifts and symbolise well-wishes for good health in the future.
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