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Whats in a name? Stiletto

What's in a name? Stiletto

24 March 2011

The story behind the term 'stiletto' as applied to shoes is probably one of the better-known footwear derivations, but I'm surprised at how many shoe-lovers I've met who haven't figured out how the infamous skinny heel got its name. More

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Whats in a name? Mary Jane

What's in a name? Mary Jane

10 March 2011

In part two of our feature on how shoes got their names, we look at a Shoewawa favourite: the Mary-Jane. How did the girly shoe get its name? More

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Whats in a name: Brothel Creeper

What's in a name: Brothel Creeper

3 March 2011

Shoes sometimes have funny names, don't they? We often use these words without giving a moment's thought to their derivation, so in a new regular feature we'll be looking at those names and finding out about where they come from. We're going to kick things off More

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