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In ancient times purple was the color of royalty. It was the color worn by kings, queens, and noblemen and women in order to show their status. This was because the process of making purple dye was very expensive and thus only affordable to the richest of the land. Today, however, the color purple is affordable to everyone and has become a popular color for shoes.
Purple can be found in as a wide spectrum of hues between the colors of red and blue. Some are a deep, darker shade and others range into a very light, almost pink shade. This wide range of colors guarantees that a shade can be found to match your attire or just your general preference. For women, purple is a common heel or dress shoe color, some of which just have small accents of purple while others are purple entirely. As far as dress shoes, this color provides a nice accent of color to the ever popular ‘little black dress’. For the darker purples this accent can be just a nice, subtle color or it can be an eye-catching accent by using a bright purple.
For casual dress, purple is most often found in sneakers. Once again it can represented by dark or bright shades, and can be the color of the whole shoe or just a small piece such as the shoelaces. When mixed with other colors, purple is often mixed with black allowing even the darker shades to pop and the color to draw your attention. Purple sneakers are available in many popular brands such as Nike, Vans, and others.
Many of these purple shoes come in funky, fun styles. Depending on the shade these shoes can be a sleek, elegant piece of your outfit or it can be a bold statement of individuality. Historically, purple was meant to draw attention and proclaim an identity. In modern times it has the same capability of allowing all women to show their style through the shade, the style, or both.
