Both President Obama and Prince Charles Choose Custom Sneakers, Why Not You?

In this day and age, pursuing the personality seems to be pretty important for the different trendsetters. In their opinion, only doing like that can they stand out among the crowd. As a matter of fact, personality is not only the paten for the fashion icons, but also for some politicians. Don't be stunned, I am not going to exaggerate it, but it’s just the truth. For example, both President Obama and Prince Charles choose custom sneakers to be unique.

According to the local news, “recently President Obama received a pair of custom New Balance running shoes during a fundraising trip to Maine on Friday. As Reuters reports, Maine congressman Mike Michaud gave the president the shoes with a legislative intent in mind--Michaud wants Obama to require the military to outfit service members with domestically produced athletic shoes”.

Actually, President Obama is not the first politician who chooses the custom shoes. “Prince Charles has at least 14 pair of custom canvas sneakers that I know of, because we sold them to him," says John Hlustik, one shoemaking firm’s managing director. "He's rather fond of what we call our house shoe--an unlined, lightweight slip-on--very comfortable for puttering 'round the royal estates, you see. The style was in fact commissioned by the prince's grandfather, George VI. They're quite popular.”

You know why the handmade shoes usher in the new generation of fashion, even politicians opt for them. Let’s see, the initial visit to the shop is a unique experience. You'll be there about an hour, and your feet will be more carefully examined than by a podiatrist. Before you actually get to the point of discussing the kind of shoes you want, measurements must be taken. As you stand on a piece of white paper, each foot will be traced. Then you'll sit, and differences in the feet "at rest" will be noted. Each foot will be measured with the tape: complete length, breadth at ball and heel, height and position of arch, and a half dozen other exacting notions. Finally, the personal idiosyncrasies are studied. So the all things you did is just to look for the true individualities.

How Did The First Pair Of Shoes Come To The World?

Now, shoes are one of the most common necessities in our lives. They can be versatile with fashion, comfortable and offbeat chic. Certainly, shoe also has its own history and it is the one who created the first shoe that we should give much credit to. At first, our brilliant ancestors used some methods to protect their feet from rocks, sand and harsh weather conditions, that’s the first pair of shoes in the world. This kind of shoes were made from animal fur, void of any style or shape. In this case, it can wrap around the foot to provide protection during cold weather.

Shoes History

Dating back to 3700BC, the first shoes worn by people were called sandals in ancient Egypt. It also were worn in Greece, Rome and Mesopotamia. During the Middle Ages, sandals were abandoned for moccasins and boots. An early form of moccasin was used by the American Indians as well as the Eskimos. This type of footwear was the standard shoe worn by American settlers until Thomas Beard brought shoemaking from London to the United States in the mid-1500s. Moreover, the ancient Chinese people had invented a kind of shoes with the wooden soles.

With time goes by, the shape and style of shoes changes. People not only seek for comfortability, but also fashion, even individuality. Shoe artisans created ornate and decorative shoes for aristocrats in ancient Egypt, Japan and Europe. But in modern times, shoes are divided into several categories. For example, Sports shoes are designed to help the wearer better participate in a specific athletic activity, such as running or baseball. Work shoes are designed to help workers better do their jobs, such as heavy construction boots or walking shoes for nurses. Casual and dress shoes make up the other category, including the shoes people wear on a regular basis or when dressing formally. Hand painted shoes are mainly for those who are with independent thoughts, pursuing individualities.

Shoes Today

Nowadays, shoe manufacturing is a major industry, meeting a wide variety of shoe needs, including expensive high-fashion footwear, sports-specific shoes and inexpensive shoes. 

The Story Behind Cupid Inspired Matching Slipons

 Love, the eternal theme of human beings, is actually everywhere in the world. People find love, then love love, starting the most romantic journey in the life. However, shot by Cupid’s arrow, we cannot avoid hurt. In other words, love, sweet as it is, meanwhile it's inevitable to save from heartbreak. Anyway, love needs courage, and we need you to know there’s a such kind of aesthetic custom painted shoes we especially design for you sweet honeies. Of course, each pair has its own birth story, so this pair is related to Cupid, the God of Love.

In Roman mythology Cupid is the son of Venus (goddess of love) and Mars (god of war). Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him. As result, Cupid visited Psyche every night while she slept. Speaking to her so that she could not see him, he told her to never try to see him. Psyche, though, incited by her two older sisters who told her Cupid was sparcker [a monster], tried to look at him and angered Cupid. Cupid punished her by leaving her. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished too. Psyche found herself alone in an open field with no signs of other beings or Cupid. As she wandered trying to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous than the last.

Finally, Venus had one task left - Psyche had to give Pluto a box containing something Psyche was not to look at. Psyche's curiosity got the best of her and she looked in the box. Hidden within it was eternal sleep placed there by Venus. Cupid was no longer angered by Psyche and brought her from her sleep. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess. Together they had a daughter, Voluptas, or Hedone, (meaning pleasure) and Psyche became a goddess. Her name "Psyche" means "soul."

Nowadays, Cupid is the most famous of love symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts. According to this, designer in the Shoe My Color design studio wants to vivify the love, and he made the Cupid inspired couple slipons.