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Egyptian straw flip-flops (Vatican Museum, Rome)
Many people in ancient Egypt went barefoot their whole lives. It was warm there even in the winter, and people thought shoes were an unnecessary expense. Kids, especially, didn't usually have any shoes.
Children's sandals from New Kingdom Thebes (Vatican Museum, Rome)
Most people who did have shoes wore shoes made out of straw or reeds. Shoemakers took the straw or reeds and wove it into flip-flops that you could buy at the shoe store. (The ones in the pictures are missing the top cords, which have broken or gotten lost).
Here's a video that shows a man weaving Japanese straw sandals:
The earliest known version of the Cinderella story involves an Egyptian slave girl who loses her straw slipper.
Richer people had sandals made out of leather, which were stronger and lasted longer
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