On bare feet throughout history and throughout the world:

Whereas it may be customary and normal today to walk barefoot everywhere in certain countries and/or cultures, people in other countries consider it at least a cause for staring at someone doing that. However, one might wish to take a look here, and see that in high cultures and civilizations of the past, bare feet were not seen as a marker of social status, or wealth (or lack thereof), but rather the most practical footwear...

Just choose from the links below, to view several examples (the archive is still in development.. more pictures and links to be added soon!):