The development of shoe design and footwear sector in bulgarian geography from the pre-milestone periods to the present

Abstract

The footwear has an important role in human life from the past to the present due to its ability to protect the human foot and provide comfortable walking. In time, different nations have created their own national shoes, and these national shoes have varied and changed in accordance with the relevant climate and geographic conditions. In the Bulgarian people, the production of its own shoes has gained momentum since the 17th century. Footwear industry in Bulgaria was been formed as sector and good developed due to time of national government from 1947-1980 years. Then after the revolution in 1990 year the factories were privatized. The aim of this study is to investigate the structure of shoes designed in Bulgarian geography in terms of aesthetics and comfort in the historical process and the status of the shoe industry since 2000s to the present. © 2019.