What is a sabo

Today, clogs are stylish summer shoes that women of all ages wear with pleasure. Among the fans of these unusual sandals are even stars who proudly demonstrate designer models worth several thousand dollars. But the story of the sabot began long before our days, and the original was a little like those light and comfortable sandals that we see now.

In ancient Rome, prisoners specifically shod in bulky wooden galoshes so that they could not escape. Back in the 10th century, the Japanese wore geta shoes with a wooden sole in the form of a small bench. Clogs, more or less resembling modern models, began to be worn in the Ardennes mountains. This massif extends into the territory of several European states: Belgium, France and Luxembourg. The poor peasants wore two kinds of shoes. The French were made entirely of wood, and the Dutch (clogs) had leather or suede upper.

Later, the fashion for these shoes spread throughout Europe. In the XVI century, the Dutch guild of craftsmen put the production of clogs on stream. In the Netherlands, produced as simple, cheap options, and painted, for solemn occasions. Until the end of the XIX century, wooden shoes were worn even by noble French women. Later, they conquered England - in the XIX century.

Over time, the sabot pressed other types of shoes and they were recalled less and less. In 1969, the Dutch designer Jan Jansen began to make forgotten clogs. Fashion singer Janis Joplin and hippie style fans caught up. Variants on a cork sole and on a polyurethane platform were liked by many fashionable women for their lightness and accessibility.

Why sabot have not lost their relevance in our days? There are many reasons for this:

1. Convenience. Thick platform allows owners of clogs to walk on any roads and not experience discomfort.
2. Increase in height Most models will make you a few inches taller. If you also choose beige clogs, the legs will become visually longer and slimmer.
3. Versatility. As in the old days, clogs can be worn in hot weather, and in cool, and some designers even produce winter models.
4. Design for every taste. These shoes offer a huge variety of colors and decor.

Clogs imply convenience and comfort, they can not be afraid to fall, as they have a massive cork, wooden sole or sole on semolina, and often the closed top. Even if your fingers are open, your foot is locked tight. This allows you to wear clogs every day.

Mules have a much more elegant heel. The heel on this shoe is always open, the upper part can be rounded, pointed or without a sock. They can be on the straps and have decorative holes. They perfectly complement the strict classical images. Even models with a low heel, more related to the style of kezl, look feminine.

Classic models of clogs without a heel are becoming increasingly rare. They were replaced by modern variations with a thick heel and a platform. The upper part of the shoes can be made of various materials: leather, suede, textiles, there are even models with fur. For decoration, riveting is often used, less buckles, locks, chains. Thanks to a special insole, the foot does not slip into them. If before they were worn by both men and women, now they have become mainly ladies' shoes.

• Flat sole - A good option for summer holidays. They can see the sights or walk to the sea, so these are nice beach shoes. Very lightweight sports sabots are great for long walks in the city, especially those on a cork sole. Going on vacation, everyone should buy a pair of comfortable sabots on a flat run.

• On the heel - elegant models suitable for any summer dresses and some sets with pants. Some models are great friends with evening dresses. For example, clogs on heels. But the shoes are closed, with a massive nose and a wide heel - not the most feminine option, so you should be careful with him. They visually weight the leg.

• Wedge clogs - this is what is needed for lovers of femininity and comfort. You can also run in them if you are late, and dance in a summer cafe. Today, designers are making transparent and through pads. Experiment with the shape of the sole: they are produced in the form of a triangle, trapezoid, oval, rhombus.

With them, everything is much simpler, because men's shoes do not imply a riot of colors and a variety of styles. And yet, representatives of the stronger sex also have plenty to choose from. There are several main types of these shoes.

For work on the street or in the garden, designers offer clogs with thick soles and closed tops that do not allow moisture to pass through. There are models with anti-slip elements. They can be safely worn in the rain.

Usually, male models are made from genuine leather, kozhzam, nubuck, velor, and bikes.. Recently, rubber and polymer sabots have become very popular - they have squeezed ordinary rubber slippers.

Men can wear clogs anywhere except for business meetings. and other official events. On vacation, you can not do without them. Thanks to the open heel, this shoe breathes and keeps the feet from getting tired, and during the summer rain it becomes simply irreplaceable.

Sometimes these shoes become part of workwear. For example, there are models for doctors, cooks and other professionals who have to spend a lot of time on their feet. Then the sole should not be rubber, but from solid material.

Completely wooden shoes are also not worn for a long time, even for the manufacture of the sole, it is not wood that is usually taken, but substitutes. In place of the classic shoes came a variety of models. Modern manufacturers use for their manufacture the following materials:

• skin;
• suede;
• synthetic leather;
• cork textures;
• the cloth;
• plastic.

Natural materials last longer, but are much more expensive than artificial counterparts. You will wear a good leather pair for all occasions from a famous brand with a high-quality shoe for many years. If you buy shoes for work in the country, then it is quite possible to do with cheap shoes. Then it will not hurt if she will endure only one season.

Black, brown and beige colors have become classic for the sabot. If the platform is made of wood or imitates it, then light shades are considered more versatile. But shoes with dark wood soles helps to create more colorful images, experimenting with unusual styles.

Designers offer fashionistas models of different colors. Prints can decorate both the upper part of the shoes and the sole. This is easy to achieve, because today shoes are made from artificial materials. Strip, peas, flowers and other drawings are very popular, especially on youth models. Due to this, the clogs become a hit of the summer wardrobe. This is especially true for models with a half-open or perforated top.

• Gioie italiane specializes primarily in the sabot, which means these designers are experts in this type of shoes. Eminent Italians boldly use leather applications, combine materials of different textures, and also decorate their shoes with stones and feathers. Gioie Italiane is always natural materials and a variety of styles.

• Vitacci - this is our brand, which released the "Golden Collection". Each copy of it has a precious metal color. Not only Russian designers worked on the models, but also their colleagues from France and Italy.

• Calipso. A very popular brand that produces office and evening clogs. Minimalism and laconic elegance are the distinctive features of the shoes of this label.

• Italian Baldinini - simple, light and bright, have a comfortable shoe. Due to this, the legs do not tire all the working day, and due to the quality materials the shoes will last for many years and will not lose a neat look.

• Sabot Casadei They were loved by fashionable women for their sophisticated models in bright colors, in which you can safely go out and attend a solemn event. They will bring elements of the classics into the image of their owner.

• Tamaris and Ugg offers more youth models with massive soles, rivets and tops of different colors.

Win-win is to wear clogs with boho and hippie things. Ripped jeans, a motley skirt, a simple T-shirt and a short leather or denim jacket, baubles and massive jewelery are created for these shoes. Also, an excellent kit can be created with gas chiffon dresses, skirts. Excellent friend sabot and with feminine pants, tight or flared.

Now we will tell about what to put on concrete models of a sabot.

With closed nose on the heel. Color or light on a low or medium heel fit under the dress with elements of ethnic style, black and brown with rough fittings - with dresses in military style or safari. Such wooden shoes with shorts are also good. However, these images should not be tried on by low full girls, because the sabot of a brutal look makes any leg heavier. It is much more appropriate to choose such a look for a slim girl.

Clog on the wedge with a closed nose. The wedge is a more elegant version of the platform, while it is much more comfortable to walk on it than on the heel. They will create a good tandem with wide or flared jeans, shortened skinny (or rolled up) or pants, "cigarettes." If the pants open the ankles, then a little bulky shoes only emphasize the grace of its owner.

Clogs with closed nose on the platform. There are models on traffic, foam and wood. They complement such items of clothing as trousers, long sundresses and floor-length skirts.

Szabo heels. Look good with many outfits. One of the most successful options you can create with flying mini-dresses or tight jeans.

• Sabot on the relief tractor sole. The top of these shoes are usually closed. Sometimes they are complemented by a steady heel. They are designed for wardrobe style kezl, but some desperate women of fashion can create with them extravagant evening looks.

If the nose of the sabot is closed, then pay special attention to the material from which it is made. In summer, in hot weather, leather shoes are likely to be hot, which means it is better to buy a pair of fabric shoes. If you want to get just leather, it is better to stop the choice on shoes with decorative perforations or with a half-open top.

With regard to the choice of color, in the summer the most appropriate model of a light color gamut, or bright colors. If you do not want to part with a sabot in the fall, then black, terracotta and brown shoes will be most welcome. For the off season, a suede model with fur trim. By the way, fur insoles in light shoes today are very relevant and this applies not only to the sabot.