![A pair of Swedish boots circa 1655 are seen on display in the "On a Pedestal: From Renaissance Chopines to Baroque Heels" exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto December 15, A pair of Swedish boots circa 1655 are seen on display in the "On a Pedestal: From Renaissance Chopines to Baroque Heels" exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto December 15,](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2e7jydt/a-pair-of-swedish-boots-circa-1655-are-seen-on-display-in-the-on-a-pedestal-from-renaissance-chopines-to-baroque-heels-exhibition-at-the-bata-shoe-museum-in-toronto-december-15-2009-centuries-before-sarah-palin-and-michelle-obama-were-sized-up-over-their-shoes-womens-feet-had-been-a-platform-for-showing-off-their-economic-and-political-status-this-new-exhibit-of-more-than-60-pairs-of-rare-platform-and-high-heel-shoes-shows-how-extreme-and-impractical-footwear-became-a-fashionable-symbol-of-social-standing-in-the-16th-and-17th-centuries-picture-taken-december-15-2009-to-match-reuter-2e7jydt.jpg)
A pair of Swedish boots circa 1655 are seen on display in the "On a Pedestal: From Renaissance Chopines to Baroque Heels" exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto December 15,
![The giant duck boot outside the giant L.L. Bean in Freeport,Maine. | Boots, Duck boots, Hiking boots The giant duck boot outside the giant L.L. Bean in Freeport,Maine. | Boots, Duck boots, Hiking boots](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/c0/ca/44c0ca3645559f0861a789beec815ce8.jpg)
The giant duck boot outside the giant L.L. Bean in Freeport,Maine. | Boots, Duck boots, Hiking boots
![An Afghan employee arranges boots at the Milli Boot Factory in Kabul April 14, 2012. Milli Boot Factory, in Kabul's sprawling industrial hinterland, was a model for Afghanistan, showcasing local manufacturing while An Afghan employee arranges boots at the Milli Boot Factory in Kabul April 14, 2012. Milli Boot Factory, in Kabul's sprawling industrial hinterland, was a model for Afghanistan, showcasing local manufacturing while](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d0r8np/an-afghan-employee-arranges-boots-at-the-milli-boot-factory-in-kabul-april-14-2012-milli-boot-factory-in-kabuls-sprawling-industrial-hinterland-was-a-model-for-afghanistan-showcasing-local-manufacturing-while-giving-jobs-to-hundreds-of-people-who-may-have-otherwise-have-picked-up-insurgent-guns-but-a-u-s-decision-to-hand-procurement-to-the-afghan-government-has-left-millis-owner-farhad-saffi-with-something-of-a-developed-world-problem-local-officials-opted-for-cheaper-boots-made-in-china-and-pakistan-killing-off-millis-contracts-after-a-year-picture-taken-april-14-2012-to-match-2d0r8np.jpg)