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Slippers were worn in Chinese courts as early as 4700 BC.
Inuit and Aleut people would make shoes from smoked hare hide to protect their feet against the frozen ground inside their homes.
[...] the discerning Victorian gentleman was in need of a pair of 'house shoes' in order to keep the dust and gravel outside – much better than ruining his expensive rug and beautifully polished floor.
Embroidered slippers presented Victorian ladies (on both sides of the Atlantic) with an opportunity to show off their needlepoint skills.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)Slippers were worn in Chinese courts as early as 4700 BC.
Inuit and Aleut people would make shoes from smoked hare hide to protect their feet against the frozen ground inside their homes.
[...] the discerning Victorian gentleman was in need of a pair of 'house shoes' in order to keep the dust and gravel outside – much better than ruining his expensive rug and beautifully polished floor.
Embroidered slippers presented Victorian ladies (on both sides of the Atlantic) with an opportunity to show off their needlepoint skills.