Europe

Recently I read in Latvian language Catalonian artist, surrealist Salvador Dali single novel „Hidden faces” (2011). When you’re interested in art and literature it’s unavoidable, because like author himself says in the first sentence: „Every, earlier or later, fatally will face me.”

Homely, soft, confortable, luxurious and sophisticated, warm and your feet cooling, worn or only for special guests carefully stored – for anybody your sweet slippers. Now, when I’m at home, I wear my mom’s made crochet slippers. Although, I have always been fascinated by Victorian period lady slippers on luxurious heel with vintage rose design. In some centuries they have been as practical shoes, as symbol and component of rituals. What is the history of slippers?