Cute Vintage-y Shoes

[CherryRed]

My spectators arrived the other day. Man are they ever comfy! They have the same heel as the wedges which I adore.
Thanks again for posting them. Now I just need to make a pair of brown wide leg trousers.

 

[Lily Powers]

Oh wow! I don t know if I should thank you or be mad at you for posting these!
I just snagged the last pr of size 8s in the brown and white. I really did need a pair of shoes like these. What a steal! Thanks!

Mine just arrived the other day and I actually did a little jump for joy and squeal of delight when I opened the box, so if you got 1/2 the happiness I did from your purchase, then I'll say, "You're welcome!"

 

[epr25]

I am looking for a pair of vintage-y shoes that would be appropriate to go with high waist-ed jeans or pants with a 49er type jacket. I was thinking something like the ones below only closed toe. Or any other suggestions would be much appreciated. Leather is not necessary due to snow.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

My .39 cent Remix spectators arrived just now and they fit...woooo....I was having moments of size choice doubt, but no.

They seem super comfy so far....but I will take them for a test day tomorrow at work....

 

[LelaViavonie]

I am dying for a pair of remix shoes!! **sigh**

 

[Grant Fan]

I got both of these at target
This pair hurts my feet but they are super pretty (and I have wide feet from ballet so if you have smaller feet they will probably be fine)

And these ones are really comfortable I am a student teacher and I can chase after children so they are great.

 

[ShrinkingViolet]

This pair hurts my feet but they are super pretty (and I have wide feet from ballet so if you have smaller feet they will probably be fine)

fftopic:
Does ballet cause feet to grow wider? Because you build up the muscles, or why? I've only been taking ballet classes for a couple of months, and my feet are already naturally wide enough as they are ... LOL. I would hate not being able to fit into my vintage shoes anymore -- the horror!

I like the blue and brown pair, it's always a very cute colour combination.

 

[Tinseltown]

How fun, SV.. I take classes too!

 

[Laura Chase]

I think this new model from Remix is to die for, it's called Beverly, and that grey suede is very appealing and would be so interesting to pair with strong colors, like purple and green.

I was wondering if any of you ladies have seen a pair of pair silver oxfords with reasonably high heels (2-3 inches)? I can only ever find silver flats with laces. I'm really obsessed with finding silver oxfords, many of my outfits are missing them.

Silver finish can look a little cheap sometimes and can rub off easily, so I'm looking for something that looks nice and vintage, like for example this finish:

 

[Cleery]

Oh, those Remix shoes are cute, cute, cute!

 

[GibsonGirl]

I adore those grey suede shoes!!!

 

[Aurora]

Just a quickie - I've suddenly found myself obsessed with wanting to buy some saddle shoes BUT, I don't usually go in for the 50's look and stick to 30's & 40's...

My question is: Did pre-50's saddle shoes only have leather soles? Re-Mix have a pair but with red rubber soles, how authentic would these be?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Red (or coral, more accurately) rubber soles were the original style of saddle shoes -- they were introduced around the turn of the century as a gym/athletic shoe. White rubber soles began to show up as a style variation in the late thirties, and remained popular into the early fifties.

Brown-and-white saddles were far more common than black-and-white until the late fifties, although black-and-whites were available as a variation from the mid-thirties on.

Leather soled saddle shoes were actually rather rare -- there were heeled versions made with leather soles during the thirties, but these were far less popular than the rubber-soled styles. The brown-and-white rubber-soled saddle was the definitive casual shoe of the late thirties.

 

[just_me]

Thanks for the great info LizzieMaine. I had a pair of beige and brown saddle shoes. I'd love another pair of those.

Saddle shoes in 1937:

 

[Inky]

Thank you for this info, LM, and to just_me for the image. Would these be period correct then?

Muffys appear to have a great number of styles, including some leather-soled saddle shoes suitable for dancing....hmm.....no no, i don't need more dance shoes! Has anyone purchased from Muffys?

 

[Aurora]

Red (or coral, more accurately) rubber soles were the original style of saddle shoes -- they were introduced around the turn of the century as a gym/athletic shoe. White rubber soles began to show up as a style variation in the late thirties, and remained popular into the early fifties.

Brown-and-white saddles were far more common than black-and-white until the late fifties, although black-and-whites were available as a variation from the mid-thirties on.

Leather soled saddle shoes were actually rather rare -- there were heeled versions made with leather soles during the thirties, but these were far less popular than the rubber-soled styles. The brown-and-white rubber-soled saddle was the definitive casual shoe of the late thirties.

I was going to say coral, but last time I said it (not on here), I was asked what colour it was
That's fanatastic though, thank you... Although my bank manager won't be pleased I've found another pair of shoes!! Yay, Saddle Shoes!!!

 

[exquisitebones]

Oooh that saddle show website is neat!

*adds to xmas list!*

 

[LizzieMaine]

Muffy's is the best source for saddles, hands down. I've had a pair of their brown-and-whites for years and they seem to be pretty much indestructible -- they wear and wear and wear and wear. They aren't inexpensive, but if you figure the cost by the amount of wear you get out of them, they're a very good value.

Sizes run a half-size large, or they did when I got mine, so keep that in mind when ordering! They also sell by traditional letter width, rather than the modern N-M-W scale, so keep that in mind as well: if you wear "narrow" in modern shoes, go with "A" width, "medium" in modern shoes, you'll want to order B or C width, and if you wear "wide," you'll need to order D width.

Inky's photo is pretty much an exact match for a typical late-thirties style. Some versions had a plain saddle with no perforations, and some were as shown in the photo, but neither was dominant -- you could find either. The only significant difference is that actual thirties shoes sometimes had a seperate rubber heel piece rather than the cut-in-one sole/heel used in the Muffy's styles.

 

[Blondie]

I have bought from Muffy's on several occassions,
the fit well, are made well, are period perfect,
and the age well !!!!!!

 

[Miss Crisplock]

I bought my soap and water saddle shoes from Muffy; they are the real deal and wear like iron. She's a nice gal, too. We had a little talk about the rare Bass pink and gray suede saddles of my youth. Sigh. I miss those shoes.