Leo Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Does anyone here at High Heel Place like the leather Oxford shoes as seen in photos from the 1950s?
Elegant Posted March 27, 2011 Posted March 27, 2011 Whoa right, I do! Stillettos or chunky heels, low or high, leather or patent - count me in. What is good for a goose, can be good for any gender!
Waisted_Giraffe Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Does anyone here at High Heel Place like the leather Oxford shoes as seen in photos from the 1950s? Indeed yes; do you? do you have a point to make?
hh4evr1 Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 I have a pair with a thicker heel and will probably get a pair with a stiletto heel at some point.
roniheels Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Yes, I have a pair with a 4" high heel. They are very comfortable.
Leo Posted March 29, 2011 Author Posted March 29, 2011 No point to make; but yes, I think that the high-heeled leather Oxfords as seen in those photos from the 1950s were very nice.
dww Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Yes I do like Oxford style shoes with a 3-4 inch heel, at the moment I don't own any but as soon as I find a good pair I will make a purchase. life is not a rehearsal
Leo Posted March 30, 2011 Author Posted March 30, 2011 I think that heels of between 5 and 6 inches looks nice on a pair of Oxfords; but, that said, I am expecting someone else to do the wearing of them.
corsetgirl Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 i like oxfords a lot - own 3 pairs of them. and it seems like oxford style high heels become fameous again. at least you see a lot of different oxfords in various shoe-shops in the last few month. here is a blogentry with a few pics of me wearing 6inch oxfords from pleaser: http://higherheel.blogspot.com/2011/01/6inch-black-high-heels-and-black.html
jay jay Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 i like oxfords a lot - own 3 pairs of them. and it seems like oxford style high heels become fameous again. at least you see a lot of different oxfords in various shoe-shops in the last few month. here is a blogentry with a few pics of me wearing 6inch oxfords from pleaser: http://higherheel.blogspot.com/2011/01/6inch-black-high-heels-and-black.html You look absolutely stunning in those. I want to get myself some as well.
whitetop03 Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 I really like these, from Frye. They have a 4 1/2 in heel with a 1/2 in sole.
Elegant Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 They look nice, I'd fancy a pair as well. What is good for a goose, can be good for any gender!
jay jay Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 I really like these, from Frye. They have a 4 1/2 in heel with a 1/2 in sole. You guys have all he luck we do not have them here and if I get them thre from you the postage is horendous.
tallguyinheels Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 All the time - were them with long pant or jeans.... trying out the skirt look - instead of boots. see thread "skirting the envelope" in the guys forum.
Puffer Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 Does anyone here at High Heel Place like the leather Oxford shoes as seen in photos from the 1950s? I am not certain that the answers given so far have taken proper account of the original question (as above). I suggest that respondents had in mind the fetish-style lace-up shoes with very high, thin heels (as worn by Bettie Page etc) - scarcely everyday wear. Leaving them aside, I cannot recall any Oxford-style women's shoes in the 1950s that had anything other than a cuban heel of around 3" maximum and a rounded or slightly tapered toe - essentially a man's shoe with a heel added and having an overtone of domination. The latter was a very traditional and rather conservative shoe; one move away from the flat lace-ups that were still commonly worn by women of all ages in an everyday 'working' context. Cuban-heeled Oxfords (or courts) were popular with women who were unable or unwilling to adopt the less clumpy court styles that began to predominate from the mid-50s, especially after the stiletto came into vogue. Teachers, librarians, nurses and ordinary housewives often wore black or brown Oxfords like this; indeed it seemed an integral part of the uniform for the more senior nurses (sisters, matron) and some servicewomen. Personally, I don't care for the Oxford style on men or women, with or without a heel of any type - principally because it reminds me of the drab pre-stiletto era. But I can see that an Oxford (or loafer) with a modest cuban heel is a good shoe for discreet male street-heeling and a pointed stiletto version can (like any stiletto) look good on a woman. So, which of these 50s Oxfords did Leo have in mind - the 'housewife' or the 'pin-up'?
roniheels Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 I really like these, from Frye. They have a 4 1/2 in heel with a 1/2 in sole. Those are nice. And they look very comfortable, too.
Leo Posted April 24, 2011 Author Posted April 24, 2011 The "housewife pin-up" - as could be seen in John Willie's 'Bizarre', for example. Leo
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