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Bata Shoe Museum slips on an old pair

While shoe enthusiasts may often feel concerned that in the space of a week their latest pair can go out of fashion, native American footwear to be exhibited next month will not worry about being hundreds of years out of date.

An exhibition entitled Beauty, Identity, Pride: North American Footwear from the Bata Shoe Museum is to open in Ontario next month, boasting American Indian footwear so intricately designed as to retain its attraction centuries later.

Exhibition highlights will include a showcasing of more than 90 historic shoes, boots and moccasins adorned with sophisticated beading and quiltwork, alongside explanation of the pain-staking techniques employed by a people clearly taking pride in its footwear.

The shoes on show originate from aboriginal American tribes widely dispersed across the continent, from the SubArctic to the Great Basin and south-west regions.

Bata Shoe Museum, where the exhibition will be hosted, is a great outing for anyone interested in what people wore before today's trainers, sandals and high heels, offering visitors "a voyage through 4,500 years of footwear".

For those seeking the meticulous quality of aboriginal footwear but with the most modern style innovations, Fitness Footwear stocks a wide range of attractive shoes, including the latest models from quality retailer Birkenstock.

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