Poll: Are shoes apparel?
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Unless I'm mistaken, apparel = things you wear. You wear shoes so I can only assume that shoes are, in fact, apparel. Also there are a ton of styles and designers who work exclusively on shoes. Other pieces of apparel have similar specialists so that's another point in the 'yes' category.
I think they are. You may not always have them noticed, but they're still technically clothing which makes it apparel.
In my mind, apparel = clothing and I consider shoes an article of clothing. Anything that covers a large part of the body I would say is apparel......shoes, socks, pants, undies, shirts, jackets, gloves, and hats.
I suppose. I never look at, or notice, shoes on people however. They even mentioned in in The Shawshank Redemption. Something along the lines; "No man looks at another man's shoes".
Girls sometimes mentioned my old shoes though. I wore the same ones for probably four years, so they were pretty messed up. I'm not poor, just lazy. Finding shoes in my huge size is a damn challenge.
Girls sometimes mentioned my old shoes though. I wore the same ones for probably four years, so they were pretty messed up. I'm not poor, just lazy. Finding shoes in my huge size is a damn challenge.
I'm gonna say no purely from a commercial standponit. Look at a mall map for example. It's broken down into: Mens Apparel, Ladies apparel, Childrens Apparel, Shoes, and depending on the size of your mall accessories (such as handbags, baby equipment and jewellery).
If you look at it from a big box store perspective, such as Wal-Mart or Target, shoes are located in a completely seperate area away from their core fashion. Mens shoes are never in the mens department for example. Also promotionally, if Target were to have a sale on apparel, such as 25% off all summer fashion, it would never include footwear unless it was explicitly stated.
If you look at it from a big box store perspective, such as Wal-Mart or Target, shoes are located in a completely seperate area away from their core fashion. Mens shoes are never in the mens department for example. Also promotionally, if Target were to have a sale on apparel, such as 25% off all summer fashion, it would never include footwear unless it was explicitly stated.