By: Saba Malik
In today's fashion world shoes have to be more versatile than ever. Unless you stay home all the time or may outside, it's likely that you have to wear shoes of some sort every day. It is a compulsory part of human dressing. Today's business world will see people wearing different type of shoes in order to protect their feet. One of the types of shoe is Kolhapuri, it is the world’s famous sturdiness and comforts to wear because of their quality and unique traditional design. Kolhapuris as they are commonly referred to are a style of open-toed, T-strap sandal which originated from Kolhapur, a southern district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
According to historical records, kolhapuris seems were first worn as early as in the 13th century. There were many names through which it was known such as kapashi, paytaan, kachkadi, bakkalnali, and pukari, the names indicated the village where they were made. From these types there are three major varieties of kolhapuri chappals. First type is made in Kolhapur while other types are Kapashi and Dongari.
Their templates are used for making the design. It decorates with gold cord, zari strips or gota. It could also be worn on special occasions such as weddings and parties. Regular kolhpuri chappals are ideal for daily wear. The making of kolhapuri slippers does not involve the use of any nails. It stitched with cords that are also made of leather. This offers additional comfort and durability. The sole is usually made of two or more pieces of leather which are then pasted together and stitched with thongs to impart it with solid strength and durability. Today many designs are available from simple designs to complicated designs.
Kolhapuri are the shoes of summer. Nicely pedicure feet are just waiting to show off in those days and kolhapuris are nothing much more than straps. The advantage of this footwear is that it is usually free from all allergic properties unless of course if the wearer is allergic to specific types of leather. It is the defining piece that creates a style. It matches or contrasts with almost all traditional outfits. The popularity of it is mainly because of the fact that these are very trendy as well as the formal which make it suitable for any occasion. Moreover, it is not expensive as well. It is comfortable, trendy as well as cost effective.