History of Shoes

Sandals were the most common footwear in most early civilizations. In Mesopotamia a type of soft shoes were worn by the mountain people who lived on the border  of Iran. The soft shoe was made of wrap around leather.  An aglet is a  small plastic or fiber tube that binds the end of the shoelace to prevent fraying and to allow the lace to be passed through an eyelet or other opening. Aglet comes from the Latin word that means needle.