Slipper

The slipper (French pantoufle, slipper '; colloquially slippers, sandals, slippers, Austrian slippers, silts or slippers ) is a footwear (unisex) from sole and toe cap, but - in contrast to the shoe or boots - without heel part.

History

Slippers probably from the Orient, where they were often richly decorated with embroidery and stamp gilding. This soft, decorated slipper type shows a characteristic, came to a head forward, slightly bulbous shape and is called Babusche, borrowed from French into German babouche, which ultimately pers Papusch " footwear " ( pers from pa " foot" and pers pūschīdan "attract" ) back. The North German form of slippers is probably influenced by poln Papuc (same origin). The oldest slippers have been found in Coptic tombs of the 2nd to the 8th century. About Byzantium they came to Italy and are known in the rest of Europe since the 15th century.

In the 19th century called comfortable slippers slippers, even if they had a heel portion, so really were shoes. From this period comes the phrase " under the thumb are " bourgeois wives at that time were closely tied to the house and there wore slippers. Husbands who subordinated themselves to the domestic sovereign, were " under the thumb " became " henpecked ".

Related

In the Japanese slippers households have a special meaning. Firstly, in households almost always be worn slippers, because you should enter under any circumstances with his normal shoes in an apartment. On the other hand additional slippers are once again provided only to use the toilet.

Castle slippers called wide einballige Naturhaarfilzpantoffeln, and the like can be worn to protect the floors above the street shoes at castle tours.

Slip-on shoe

The mule is a henpecked related shoe model. It is in contrast to the slipper not intended for innerhäusigen area. Rather, it is this is a mostly summery, street footwear ( Features: road-going soles). It is to Unisex shoes whose shaft is characterized by a closed front portion and the rear part without having a step.