Don't You Step on my Blue (and Red) Suede Shoes

Today is the day for you to unleash your inner eccentric, why? Because it's National Two Different Coloured Shoes Day! A day which was created to observe variety. For 364 days a year, just about everybody wears matching footwear, but today is your excuse to go against the norm.

The day was devised by Dr. Arlene Kaiser to acknowledge and honour human diversity. According to Dr. Kaiser, the simple act of wearing two different coloured shoes proclaims your individuality. By taking this “positive risk,” you can exhibit your disposition to be different, and show your gratitude for the special people in your life.

Wearing two different coloured shoes can be as simple as wearing a black shoe and a red shoe, or as outrageous as wearing a boot and a flip-flop. However you decide to express yourself today, do so with satisfaction! Happy National Two Different Coloured Shoes Day!

One act of eccentricity displayed on this day in 1810 was by Lord Byron, who swam across the Hellespont, a tumultuous strait in Turkey now called the Dardanelles. He was copying Legendary Greek hero Leander who purportedly swam the same four-mile stretch. The 22-year-old Byron was taking an extended tour of the European continent when he decided to take his illustrious swim. His travels inspired his inaugural widely read poetic work, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.

Now whether you decide to show your unique individuality by wearing odd shoes or swimming a legendary swim, one place you can always find a unique and legendary personalised gift is at Personal Touch Gifts!