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15 September 2009
Saddle shoes
Photo from Shorpy, where there is a larger version and a discussion thread. Wiki says the name comes from the saddle-shaped pattern of the black leather.
Ohhh, my mother made me wear those. They were so well made that you had to wait for your feet to grow before hoping for something different. More often than not it was a handed down pair in a larger size. In the backwoods of Missorui we called them Saddleoxers. It took me a lot of growing up to figure out that was a combination of saddle and oxfords. I think they are really ugly! Even after all this time.
Ohhh, my mother made me wear those. They were so well made that you had to wait for your feet to grow before hoping for something different. More often than not it was a handed down pair in a larger size.
ReplyDeleteIn the backwoods of Missorui we called them Saddleoxers. It took me a lot of growing up to figure out that was a combination of saddle and oxfords. I think they are really ugly! Even after all this time.