Never intended as a fashion statement, wooden clogs - known as klompen in the Netherlands - were originally invented for what purpose?

There are many types of clogs these days, and they are staples of various cultures. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a clog as a "thick piece of wood", or a "wooden soled overshoe" and sometimes as a "shoe with a thick wooden sole". Because leather rots easily in places that are boggy and marshy, wood was used in the original design of clogs.

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