Here's Everything You Need to Know About Footwear

Footwear

Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet that typically serve the purpose of protecting the wearer from environmental adversities such as wear from ground textures and temperature. Fotwear in the form of shoes, for example, serves the primary purpose of facilitating locomotion and preventing injuries. It can also be used for fashion and adornment, as well as to indicate a person's social status or rank. Socks and other hosiery are typically worn in addition to other fotwear to provide additional comfort and relief. Different cultures have different fotwear customs. These include not using any in certain situations, which usually have a symbolic meaning. This can also be imposed on specific individuals to put them at a practical disadvantage when compared to shod people, if they are not allowed to have or use fotwear. This usually occurs in situations of captivity, such as imprisonment or slavery, where the groups are clearly divided by, among other things, whether or not fotwear is worn. People in some cultures remove their shoes before entering a house. Bare feet are also regarded as a sign of humility and respect, and many religious adherents worship or mourn while barefoot. Some religious communities require people to remove their shoes before entering holy buildings such as temples.

The global Athletic Footwear Market was accounted for US$ 85,047 Mn in terms of value by the end of 2019 and is expected to grow at 1.8% CAGR during the forecast period (2020-2027).

Athletic and non-athletic footwear are divided into two categories. Running shoes, sports shoes, trekking/hiking shoes, and other athletic types are included in the athletic fotwear segment. Boots, flip-flops/slippers, sneakers, and other non-athletic are included in the non-athletic fotwear segment. Further segmentation is performed based on end user, which includes men, women, and children. Modern fotwear is typically made of leather, plastic, or rubber. In fact, leather was one of the first materials used in the creation of a shoe.  The soles can be made of rubber or plastic, with a sheet of metal inserted at times. The soles of Roman sandals were made of metal sheets to prevent them from bending out of shape. Nike, for example, has recently begun to source environmentally friendly materials.