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They know that humans have been wearing closed shoes for more than 5,500 years, because in 2010, these very well-preserved shoes were found in Armenia, dating back to 3500 BC. At that time, there was only one reason to have a pair of shoes—protection. In 1946, protection was, and still is, the most important reason to own a pair of shoes. Unfortunately, by modern times, most of them have moved from the concept of "shoe protection" to a style-first mentality. This is not to say that style is unimportant or superficial-they thrive by style in Apexfoot!-But when the style replaces the concepts of protection, support, comfort and manufacturing expertise, the feet start to hurt. Even worse. This brought them back to 1946, two gentlemen, Paul and Charles Schwartz. The Schwartz brothers started Apexfoot in the back room of a Manhattan shoe store that produced leather and stainless steel arches.