I have a wonderful pair put up as MJs in paisley. They have tiny heels. I admit that it takes a bit of getting used to in the wearing and walking. The long toe is apt to trip one up if one doesn't watch it! We are so used to scuffing and clumping around in tennies and clogs that we forget the mind set needed to walk gracefully in proper dress shoes. I remember in the mid '50s when I got my first pair of pointy stilletos how different it was to walk in my usual rushing manner in them.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Bergeron-Morin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: the 20th century > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: the 20th century > > > > At 15:40 23/09/2005, you wrote: > >>>From: Cynthia J Ley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > winkle pickers. > >>>??? > >> > >>A particular long toed style of mens shoe popular in the 50s. > >> > >>Marc > > > > > > And women's. They are currently to be seen in shoe shops in Europe as a > > "new" fashion. > > > > Suzi > > > > They've been there for a while. Actually, I started seeing them about 3 > years ago here in Montreal. Always thought they looked ugly - make the feet > look so weird, and the poor girl always looks like she's going to trip on > the tips and fall flat on her face. There seems to be a little less of them > around this season (thank God!). > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
