Ojibwe moccasins are distinctive because of the puckered, or gathered, seam where the sole is attached to the vamp, around the toes.

Classic Ojibwe moccasins are made from three pieces: the vamp (top of the foot), the wrap-around footbed itself, which is gathered onto the vamp, and a cuff that goes around the ankle.

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Loafers were first invented by a Norwegian who on his visit to America, came across moccasins (no wonder most of us mix these two shoes up). He was so fascinated by it that he wanted to give it a ...