Talk:Patten (shoe)

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They're quite similar to geta, no? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talkcontribs) 22:09, 5 April 2007

Not really; you wear them over your normal shoes. But geta were often described as pattens by earlier Westerners in Japan & elsewhere in Asia. Johnbod 02:15, 6 April 2007 (UTC)