Shoes date back to the 8,000s BC – a very long history, indeed. Over the millennia all manner of styles and materials have been used for shoes. Some successful (the modern athletic shoe) and some not successful at all (lotus shoes). This list looks at ten bizarre styles of shoe from early to modern history.

　　鞋子的历史可以追溯到公元前8000多年前——确实是一段非常之长的历史。数千年来，鞋子的风格各异，制作材料种类广泛。一些风格的鞋子做得非常成功(如现代运动鞋)，有的则不忍直视(如三寸金莲鞋)。这份列表列出了历史早期到现代十大奇葩怪鞋之最。

　　10.Okobo Japan, 18th century –today

　　10、高跟木屐鞋 日本 18世纪至今

　　Long before the 1970’s and the platform shoes, Japanese maiko (apprentice geisha) had been wearing Okobo sandals or clogs. The reason for wearing these very high platform shoes was not solely for fashion, but also for very practical reasons. If you are wearing a very expensive kimono that hangs all the way to your feet, you do not want to get mud on it when you walk outside.

　　早在20世纪70年代松糕鞋问世之前，日本舞妓(学徒艺妓)就已经在穿高跟木屐人字拖或高跟木底鞋了。人们穿这种超厚的松糕鞋并不仅仅是为了赶时髦，还有非常现实的原因在里面。如果你穿着一件很贵的和服，衣服一直拖到脚的位置，你绝对不想在外面走路时衣服粘上泥巴。