Fotbeklädnad [sv]

Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which typically serve the purpose of protection against adversities of the environment such as wear from rough ground; stability on slippery ground; and temperature.

• Shoes and similar garments ease locomotion and prevent injuries. Such footwear can also be used for fashion and adornment, as well as to indicate the status or rank of the person within a social structure.
• Socks and other hosiery are typically worn additionally between the feet and other footwear for further comfort and relief.

Cultures have different customs regarding footwear. These include not using any in some situations, usually bearing a symbolic meaning. This can however also be imposed on specific individuals to place them at a practical disadvantage against shod people, if they are excluded from having footwear available or are prohibited from using any. This usually takes place in situations of captivity, such as imprisonment or slavery, where the groups are among other things distinctly divided by whether or not footwear is being worn.

In some cultures, people remove their shoes before entering a home. Bare feet are also seen as a sign of humility and respect, and adherents of many religions worship or mourn while barefoot. Some religious communities explicitly require people to remove shoes before they enter holy buildings, such as temples.

In several cultures people remove their shoes as a sign of respect towards someone of higher standing. Similarly, deliberately forcing other people to go barefoot while being shod oneself has been used to clearly showcase and convey one's superiority within a setting of power disparity.

Practitioners of the craft of shoemaking are called shoemakers, cobblers, or cordwainers.

Jalanõu ehk jalats on (laba)jalga välismõjude (ilmastiku ja vigastuste) eest kaitsev kate.

Jalkineet ovat jalassa pidettäviä vaatekappaleita. Jalkineet on tavallisesti tarkoitettu lämmittämään tai suojaamaan jalkoja, joskin muitakin käyttötapoja ja -tarkoituksia on olemassa. Jalkineita voidaan valmistaa monista materiaaleista, kuten villasta, nahasta, hyvin ohuesta tai hieman paksummastakin muovista sekä kankaasta. Jalkineita valmistivat aikanaan suutarit, mutta nykyään ne tehdään pääasiassa tehtaissa.

Jalkineisiin kuuluvat:

• Kengät
• Sandaalit
• Tohvelit
• Saappaat

Fottøy eller fotbunad er utstyr ein bruker til å kle føtene. I første omgang viser omgrepet til sko, støvlar, tøflar og liknande, men ein kan også ta med mjuke klede som sokkar og strømper. Fottøy kan brukast til å verna føtene, hjelpa ein til å røra seg som ein vil, eller dei kan brukast som pynt eller symbol. Alternativet til å bruka fottøy er å gå berrføtt. Tradisjonelt er fottøy blitt laga av brukarane sjølv, eller av skomakarar. I dag blir det meste framstil industrielt.

Fotbeklädnader är plagg som används för att klä foten. Några fotbeklädnader är skor, stövlar, strumpor och sandaler.

Grövre fotbeklädnader säljs i regel i par, med olika – symmetrisk – utformning för höger och vänster fot. Strumpor, som är mer eller mindre elastiska fotklädnader närmast huden, är dock oftast utformade utan denna åtskillnad. Eftersom en människofot inte är helt symmetrisk, kan en strumpa dock töjas ut ojämnt beroende på vilken fot den sitter på.