유형은 시선의 이동

A model presents shoes created by Adonai shoes house at Footwear and Leather fashion show

in Bogota, Colombia, in this February 1, 2006 file photo. Rising demand for jeweled shoes, wedge heels

and boots of all stripes fueled 2005 U.S. sales growth of footwear that nearly tripled apparel, said a market

research company on February 10, 2006. (Daniel Munoz/Reuters)

발 뒤굼치가 워낙 예쁘서결혼했다라든가 발목의 굵기로 여인의 성숙정도

결혼 적기를 짐작한다는 얘기를 들은 적이 있다. 실제로 여인의 벗은 발 모양에서

아주 묘한 엑스타쉬를 느낀다. 드레스업한섹쉬한 옷모양보다 더한 흥분을 맨발에서

느낄 때도 있다. 나만 그런가 아닐 것이다. 지금 미국에선 지난해 여인의 구두 판매가

의복패션의 3배로 늘어났다고한다. 보석장식의 구두와 깔떼기 쐐기모양의 하이 힐과

여러가지 줄 모양을 가진 부츠의 수요가 엄청나게 늘었다고 한다. 정말이지 진정한

멋쟁이는 신발구두를 잘 신는 사람이지. 그런면에서 미스필립핀이고 필립핀의 퍼스트

레이디로 3,000컬레의 신발을 소유한 이멜다여사가 최선봉이고 70만원짜리 부츠를

딱 한번 신고 처박아버리는 패리스 힐튼양 같은 여인이 수요를 유행을 증폭...

Shoe sales ran circles around apparel in 2005

Fri Feb 10, 12:35 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising demand for jeweled shoes, wedge heels and boots of all stripes fueled 2005 U.S.

sales growth of footwear that nearly tripled apparel, said a market research company on Friday.

According to reports by NPD Group Inc. consumers spent nearly $42 billion on footwear in 2005, up 9 percent from 2004.

They bought over 1.4 billion pairs of shoes, 5 percent more than in 2004.

"Footwear is on fire," said NPD analyst Marshal Cohen. "It has emerged as the new fashion item to buy."

Retail industry analysts have frequently noted that consumers are purchasing shoes and accessories to spruce

up their wardrobes, as recent apparel fashions do not vary widely from years past.

During the 12 months ended in November U.S. apparel sales were $179 billion, up 3.4 percent from 2004.

Sales at footwear stores open at least a year rose 5.4 percent in 2005 at DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW - news), 2.7 percent

at Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE:FL - news) and 2.4 percent in fiscal 2005 at Payless ShoeSource Inc. (NYSE:PSS - news)

Total women's shoe sales rose 8 percent in 2005, fueled by higher sales of shoes ornamented with jewels,

shoes with wedge heels, and boots, especially dress casual, hiking and casual styles.

Timberland Inc. (NYSE:TBL - news), which on Thursday posted a 4 percent rise in quarterly profit on higher sales

of its outdoor boots, is poised to take advantage of the demand, Cohen said.

"Hiking boots are the SUV of footwear," Cohen said in an interview, noting that the waterproof boots, a hip-hop fashion

staple which has started an earnest migration to the suburbs, "combine form and functionality."

"The trend is migrating outward," Cohen said, noting that women's boot sales increased 15 percent from last year.

Two years earlier, sales were flat at $2.7 billion.

"Boots are the easiest (fashion accessory) to wear," Cohen said. "They're the one thing you just can't mess up."