The world created by shoes, is different from the barefoot world: detached, abstracted, insulated. It is a world less concerned with the topography of the ground and less attentive to its objects and textures. But at the same time, this artificialised condition releases human from the grip of physical discomfort and lets them ‘transcend’ the physical world to their desire. Shoes can, in fact, act as a symbolic foundation of human identity.