Mules have a history going as far back as Ancient Rome, even though they were not popularly worn until sixteenth-century Europe. There, mules were bedroom slippers and not worn in public. Through the centuries, mules have changed in style and purpose and are no longer just boudoir shoes but are worn at any time, for any occasion. In addition to Western examples, mules come from cultures such as Turkey and Egypt, and appear in popular culture, from famous paintings to iconic celebrities' shoes. While mules have been worn since the 15th century to the present day, their popularity has not always been constant. They were typical indoor shoes for both men and women in the early 1700s. By the 1720s to the end of the century, mules were the most popular indoor slipper. Fashion plates that exist from the end of the 1790s describe women wearing mules but are not seen due to the long lengths of the contemporary petticoats. Therefore, they were popular by the end of the 1700 but not as visible. In the beginning of the 1800s mules went out of style. In the mid to early 1800s, they rose in popularity again. In the 1860s, prostitutes wore mules in the brothels while most others avoided wearing them. In the twentieth century, mules were again in fashion as they embraced the trends. They were especially popular during the end of the 1990s in the high-fashion as elite designers put their own touch on the mule. The twenty-first century has accepted and rejected the mule trend. Most recently, Elle magazine called mules the shoe of 2017. The Mole shoe was first introduced in Nigeria back in the 80s, it was known to be worn by older men who are in their early 40s and above. The Mole shoe was accepted into the Yoruba traditional outfit almost immediately as it appears to be more stylish and comfortable. Yoruba men are either seen wearing a full shoe, palm slippers or mole shoe whenever they are on native. The 2 most common Yoruba traditional attire the yoruba’s wear the Mole shoe on are; 1. Agbada The agbada is a four-piece garment worn by Yoruba men. It consists of a large loose-fitting outer dress (awosoke), an underwear jacket (awotele) and drawstring trousers (sokoto) and a traditional cap. The outer jacket is divided in three parts: a central rectangular piece embroidered from front to back and with a hole for the neck (orun) and a large pocket on the left side called “apo”. 2. Buda and Sokoto Buda and Sokoto are traditional clothes that are part of the agbada. The two most popular pants are the sooro, tight pants, the length of the narrow ankle, and the kembe, loose pants, to wide stocking, which reaches slightly below the knee, but not as far as the ankle, without covering the Mole shoes. The Mole shoe is still the most comfortable and stylish men’s shoe you can wear on native attires. Obeezi Fashion Mall sells varieties of Mole shoes that comes in over 50 different designs.
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