Slippers are a kind of shoes. The heel is empty, and only the front has a toe. Most of them are flat bottoms. The material is often quite light and soft leather, plastic, cloth and so on. The types of slippers are distinguished according to the wearing occasion and performance purpose. For example, beach slippers are not made of cloth, but plastic. This is for the sake of being waterproof and easy to clean. The toe type is also specially designed. It is often called pinch slippers, which is what we call flip flops. However, indoor slippers in winter may use fluffy cloth instead of plastic in order to keep warm, so that people can enjoy better in the room. There are also anti-skid slippers for bathing, as well as anti-static slippers commonly used in electronic factories and dust-free workshops.
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