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Shoes were traditionally made from leather, wood or canvas, but now-a-days shoes are made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials. Since the mid-20th Century, with the advances in rubber, plastics, synthetic cloth, and industrial adhesives,it allowed manufacturers to create shoes that stray considerably from traditional crafting techniques. Leather, which had been the primary material in earlier styles, has remained standard in expensive dress shoes, but athletic shoes often have little or no real leather.

Mule is derived from a French word and this type of shoe is backless and often closed-toed. Mules can be of any heel height - from flat to high. These types of shoes are predominantly worn by women. High-heeled mules were a popular indoor shoe style of the 18th century, influenced by the pattern, a backless overshoe of the 16th century. These type of shoes experienced some popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s, and were seen in 1970s almost exclusively in the form of open-back Scandinavian clogs, but then re-emerged in the early 1990s, especially in its open-toed form and began to dominate the shoe market for women. A mule is covered in the front, just like a normal shoe and the back is open. It is easy to slip on and it comes in various designs and different heel shapes. It is usually known as slip-on-shoes. Some of the commonly used models of these shoes are some are backless where as some are slip-on, some have open toes where as some have closed toes. It is heeled shoes with no support around the ankle and easily goes into the foot. Simply, a mule is a backless shoe with a closed toe. An increasingly popular choice for women, mules can be sporty, like mule sneakers, or elegant. They can have high heels, low heels, or chunky heels, but sometimes the backs are open and the toes are closed. The fabrics generally used to make these shoes consist of leather, man-made materials resembling leather, spandex or spandex blends, canvas, linen, and sometimes even good quality heavy clothes. Some of the celebrities often seen wearing these shoes include Lauren Conrad and Selena Gomez.