Shoe Presentation
The ritual manner in which shoes are presented within a dynamic or ceremony.
Definition
Shoe Presentation is the ritual manner in which shoes are offered, placed or received — the position of the hands, the orientation of the shoes, the accompanying gesture or spoken formula. Presentation may accompany the beginning or end of an occasion, a change of shoes or a ceremonial act.
Historical background
Presentation traditions for shoes and boots grew alongside the wider development of ritual practice within Leather and BDSM.
Discussion
Specific forms of Shoe Presentation are characteristic of individual dynamics or Houses.