HANDMADE WHITE SLIPPERS

Slippers are worn by every culture in every part of the world. What we know today as slippers take their origin from sandals and sandals in turn go back at least to ancient Egypt. One of the earliest recorded references to slippers is a description by Southern Song dynasty (1135-1189) officer who described in his book two types of slippers he saw in what is now Vietnam.

For the English speaking world, the earliest record of the word slipper” was recorded in English in 1478, deriving from the verb to slip, describing a type of footwear one slips into. The traditional British slipper of the Victorian era is the Albert slipper, named after Price Albert, of course, and is a velvet slipper with plain leather sole and quilted silk lining. It was worn about the house, particularly with black tie at the time but in modern or fashionable use is worn sometimes outside in informal settings.

Nowadays, the word slipper in Western culture is used primarily to describe in-house footwear. Today we take as a given having a comfy pair to slip into after we get out of bed in the morning, return home or just lounge about the house on the weekend. The choices of styles and materials are virtually unlimited - slippers are made from bamboo, cotton, hemp, leather, plastics and other natural and man made materials. Most of us own several pairs, something cozier for winter and something lighter for summer. One thing remains unchanged: a good pair of slippers can make life much more enjoyable and comfortable for you, your family and your guests.

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