Interesting Facts About Shoes

Very the ultimate guide to shoes
*Average number of shoes by gender
Men 12 pairs of shoes
Women 27 pairs of shoes
Average man size 9
Average woman size 6
• The UK spends around 6 Billion pounds per year on shoes
• Very.co UK has 2144 different styles of shoes to sell
• If you wore 1 pair a day it would take 6 years to wear them all
• 4% of women’s shoes are red
• 33% are black
• We have 22 different colors to choose from
• 14% of women have a pair of shoes for every day of the month
• Average life of your trainers is 400 miles

• That’s right around 4000 hrs of running although most people change them after 200 miles

Shoe Trivia
The Stiletto
Is said to have been invented by Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo. He famously made a pair of stiletto pumps encrusted with red Swarovski crystals for Marilyn Monroe in 1950s.
Most Expensive Shoes
The most ever spent on a pair of shoes was at auction $665,000, for Judy Garland’s ruby red slippers from the 1939 film ‘The wizard of Oz’
St Crispin
Is the patron saint of shoemakers.
St Crispin’s day is the 25th of October
Largest Shoe Collection
Former first lady Imelda Marcos is listed by The Guinness Book of World Records as having the largest collection of shoes, around 3,400 pairs.
Largest Collection of Converse Trainers
A woman in Florida owns a staggering 733 pairs of Converse sneakers. Penny Gold a retired teacher has spent 15 years and $15,000 on her collection.
On average, women purchase four pairs of shoes a year
188 pairs in your working life
Your feet contain:
25% of your bones. 26 bone,
33 joints, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles
43% close to half of the female population (43%) has been injured by their shoes.
31,680 pounds One study put the cost of this nations shoe love at 31,680 pounds to cover the purchase price for all the pairs brought by a woman over a lifetime.
Biggest feet copared to average
World biggest feet brahim takioullah
Born morocco
European size 58 shoes at cost of nearly 3000 pounds He is also the second tallest man alive at 8’1”
Largest Pair of shoes
Marikina City of Philippines
One shoe measures
5.29 meters long and
2,37 meters width THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOES very * AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHOES BY GENDER MEN WOMEN 27 PAIRS OF SHOES 12 PAIRS OF SHOES AVERAGE MAN AVERAGE WOMEN SIZE9 SIZE6 *THE UK SPENDS AROUND £6 BI LLION PER YEAR ON SHOES VERY.CO.UK HAS IF YOU WORE 4% OF THE 2144 1 PAIR A DAY DIFFERENT 6YFARS SHOES ARE RED STYLES OF SHOES TO SELL ITWOULD TAKE WOMENS 33% ARE Janadas BLACK TO WEAR THEM ALL WE HAVE 22 DIFFERENT COLOURS TO CHOOSE FROM 15% OF WOMEN HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH 30 AVERAGE LIFEOF YOUR TRAINERS IS 400 MILES THAT'S AROUND 4000 HRS OF RUNNING. ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE CHANGETHEM AFTER 200 MILES SHOE TRIVIA THE STILETTO Is said to have been invented by Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo. Hefamously madea pair of stiletto pumps encrusted with red Swarovski crystals for Marilyn Monroe in the1950's. MOST EXPENSIVE SHOES The most ever spent on a pair of shoes was at auction $665,000, for Judy Garland's ruby red slippers from the 1939 film The wizard of oz ST CRISPIN is the patron saint of shoemakers. St Crispin's day is 25th October LARGEST SHOE COLLECTION Former first lady Imelda Marcos is listed by The Guinness Book of World Records as having the largest collection of shoes, around 3,400 pairs. JltzAJaassa]|liztJääga LARGEST COLLECTION OF CONVERSE TRAINERS Awoman in Florida owns a staggering 733 pairs of Converse sneakers. Penny Gold a retired teacher has spent 15 years and $15,000 on her collection. OHVER ON AVERAGE, WOMEN PURCHASE FOUR PAIRS OF SHOES A YEAR 188 PAIRS IN YOUR WORKING LIFE Your feet contain: 25% of your bones. 26 bones', 33 joints',107 ligaments and 19 muscles* Pér foot 43% Close to halfofthe female opulation (43%) has been njured by their shoes £31,680 One study put the cost of this nations shoe love at £31,680 to cover the purchase price for all the pairs bought by a woman overa lifetime. BIGGEST FEET COPARED TO AVERAGE WORLDS BIGGEST FEET BRAHIM TAKIOULLAH BORN MAROCCO European size-58 shoes at a cost of nearly £3000 He is also the second tallest man alive at 8'1" LARGEST PAIR OF SHOES MARIKINA CITY PHILIPPINES One shoe measures 5.29 meters long and 2.37 meters width 5.29 meters very www.very.co.uk Sources: www.kgbanswers.co.uk/on-average-how-many-pairs-of-shoes-does-a-women-have-in-the-uk/2799629 www.kgbanswers.co.uk/what-is-the-average-size-shoes-for-men-and-women-in-the-uk/2056757 www.ibisworld.co.uk/market-research/footwear-manufacturing.html www.chathamjoumal.com/weekly/living/consumer/women-own-many-shoes-71112.shtml www.run4it.com/blog/2010/03/03/how-to-know-when-its-time-to-replace-your-running-shoes/ www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/salvatore-ferragamo-italia-spa-company-history.html http://unrestrainablebutterfly.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/background-check-salvatore-ferragamo/ http://shoerepaimyc.com/what-i-do-2-2/ www.txtmania.com/trivia/world.php www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2082844/Penny-Gold-breaks-world-record-733-pairs-Converse-sneakers.html http://shoedosetwordpress.com/category/fun-facts/ www.eszlinger.com/facts/humanbodyfacts.html www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/footinjuriesanddisorders.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Crispin%27s_Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahim_Takioullah SIZE 58 = 40CM SIZE 43= 28.77CM 2.37 meters (SIZE 9 UK)