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A STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE
JULY/AUGUST 2012 | www.footwearbiz.com
Euro becomes legal
tender
XIX Winter Olympics in
Salt Lake City
Mars Odyssey space
probe finds ice on Mars
Switzerland joins the
UN
Floods in central
Europe
Iraq war starts
Space shuttle Columbia
disintegrates on re-entry
Sherpa Lakpa Gelu
climbs Mount Everest in
10 hours 56 minutes
Last 'old style'
Volkswagen Beetle built
Last Concorde flight
First
Pirates of the
Caribbean
film
Asian earthquake and
tsunami
RMS Queen Mary 2
makes its maiden
voyage
Bob Dylan accepts
honorary doctor of
music degree from
University of St
Andrews
Hurricane Katrina
Pope John Paul II dies
YouTube starts
Star Wars – Episode III
English-language
Wikipedia reaches its
one millionth article
World's longest running
music show
Top of the
Pops
broadcast for the
last time on BBC Two
after 42 years
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
00s
In 2003, VIVOBAREFOOT became a pioneer of the barefoot movement by launching the first minimalist shoe with a patented,
ultra thin puncture resistant sole that offered maximum sensory feedback and maximum protection. • Comfort gets into the
mainstream and blends with the fitness boom. • The rise of the Toning Shoe phenomenon, that promised firmer thighs and butt – with super
thick soles and rocking bottom soles. • Rise of the designer handbag “must-have”. Bags and shoes sometimes outshine the outfits themselves.
Vibram FiveFingers were developed and
introduced in 2005. Originally invented in
1999 by Robert Fliri, a design student from
Vinschgau who wanted to “figure out a way
to move around in nature better.”
© Vibram USA Inc
Current Affairs
© Lucasfilm / 20th Century Fox
© Wikipedia/Robert Couse-Baker
Nike Free was introduced in 2004 after Nike
representatives observed some of the track athletes
supplied by them were training barefoot.
© Nike
Sport
© Walt Disney Pictures
Ugg boots trend in
Europe starts in the UK
and grows gradually to
a worldwide craze.
© Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Fashion
© Shutterstock/Nikonboy
© Shutterstock/Graham Bloomfield
Reebok
Easytone
© Reebok
VIVO Barefoot shoes
© VIVOBAREFOOT
© Shutterstock