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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1955)
eniesman, )inm, ure.; ftunday, March 13, 1955-(Sec. 2)-7 This Spring, It's the New lower Line' That's to Be Featured in Footwear for Men Effect Seen On Formals And Casuals r -n : Strange they didn't think of it long ago. The new low cut makes ill the difference in the world with a look of men's spring foot gear. It's gracef uL It's easy. It's light looking. And this light look is complemented by lighter soles, finer detailing, a slimmer silhou ette. . ' This is strictly in ; line with men's fashions which go in very definitely for -natural shoulders, easy but not exaggerated body lines, narrower trousers. The whole effect is one of ease, style, let us even say elegance in the most conventional of town fash ions. And the "low-line" is not re stricted to town fashions. It has affected the whole? range of hoes from casual to formal It makes the high cut shoe look al most as quaint as grandpa's con gress gaiters, when worik with spring and summer clothes. Some Good Examples : Here are a -few examples to show how widespread is the vogue for the new low cut shoe. The wing tip is still the big town and business favorite. Also the U and straight vamp. They are conservative, correct, in line with the trend toward a strict . line of demarcation between lei sure and town and formal shoes. However, they achieve a much smarter, more youthful, more up-to-the-minute look with the new low line. Cooler looking too, in line with summer suits. This new styling prevails in all sorts of materials. -Among the leaders in the field, men's shoes in lightweight calfskin, especial ly in two-eyelet design, is a big favorite all over the country This perhaps a little more youth ful than the wing tips. Important also the cordovans which have advanced from utili ty to high, fashion, partly because they are so smart with the blue and grey clothes of spring. These come in wing tips,' U-wings, moc overlays and plain toes. There's news in two-eyelet low topline shoes with suede fronts and quarters in calfskin. To be really up-to-the-minute, these make use of such combinations as contrasting brown tones, or light grey with charcoal. Campus Likes Fashions There's a general feeling that the craze for dark clothes and accessories in the men's field has not yet reached its peak. Lots of men have nofyet tried a suit in charcoal gray, black-brown or black-green. Style-makers don't seem to feel that the approach of spring is going to see any let-up in this dark picture for spring town wear and black, charcoal, dark est brown and blue will all be fea tured. Perhaps it gives added ex citement to the colorful casual clothes for casual and weekend wear. ., Youth has adapted these staid fashions with a bang.. Look at any college campus for low cut shoes, in black or dark colors, dark suits, black or charcoal rain coats or toppers. In fact, youth was the first to adopt these fash ions, along with the low cut shoe. The moccasin front is now a staple. It too features the new low. lines and is most popular in polished leathers, although some prefer the cashmere-soft grains. There are also some suedes trim med with alligator and lizard. The new moccasin types, like the more formal shoes, feature the slim, trim, tailored look rather than the more casual air. On Toothful Side I Also on the youthful side is the plain blucher, a style which caught on several seasons ago and is now stronger than ever with youthful wearers. The low- line top has 'added to the style appeal of these shoes. SMART, SOPHISTICATED COLORS FEATURE the New in Shoes for men as in the instance of the two-eyelet blucher above with charcoal grey mudguard and trim in buckskin. PIN-STRIPE PATTERN for Spring on screen printed leath er, features open toes and a sling back louis heeL Flowers Now Trim Smart New Shoes Right from sunny California came the first rage for flower trims. Starting with flats and casuals, in fabrics and woven straws and straw cloths, their freshness and young look quickly caught on until the vogue for flow er trims is nation wide. It isn't restricted to casuals any more. Some of the prettiest party shoes, particularly the open sandal types, add a cluster of blossoms on the vamp for that new feminine look. Some of the blossom trims are really wonderful delicate cer amic blossoms in Dresden blues and pinks, with gleaming green leaves. Some are made all of jewels rhinestones, fake sap phires and emeralds for dazzle. Pearl-finished blossoms match the shoe, pick up the new luster tints. A far cry from these exquisite trifles, but just as smart in their place, are the flowers in the new hot colors, made of felt, exotic straws or what have you, in the blazing hot tones of orange, vio- et, pink or Oriental yellow. Some times it's just a single huge blos som planted on a wide open patio or cabana backless sandal in linen, canvas, cottons or straws.. Exciting Newer Wedgies Special "Wedgies have come a long way from their utilitarian start. To day they're the shoe that you pick to highlight a special cos tume the shoe that lends flair to everything from shorts to patio dance frocks. There s a line Italian nana around in the opened up look, the lighter construction, the dra matic handling of strap treat ments, of colors and leathers. The platform is less cumbersome. style feature making use of new materials, color contrast and other devices to add chic to the shoe . . . as well as the comfort for which wedgies were originally designed. . Colors, are wonderful. Scarlet, bright -cornflower blue or paler wedgewood, soft mauve pinks pale greens and yellows in plain or lustred kidskins, the new creamy , anilines, suedes, paste! dark or bright, polished leathers in beige to brown. In fact, in this particular category, shoes can really go the limit in fashion excitement Not all the wedgies are so frivolous. There's still a place for the classic ties and oxfords, pn higher platforms, but these too combine smart styling with the maximum of comfort They come in basic black and navy, and there's a strong lean ing toward the natural, beige or neutral brown shades. Here again red is a favorite, with the very bright spring shade in the lead. i UNUSUALLY LOW CUT is this raised seam moccasin slat ed to be a style winner this season iff smooth orange toned leather. U M I A A TAKK ttK&ATH&A in airy, mocassin style shoes for spring. Here nylon and grain calf are blended to provide ease and comfort Sweden reports that a record 339,769 non-Scandinavians visited there in 1934, most from Western Germany (103,545) with Americans second (65,878). Avoid Athlete's Foot Best way to avoid athlete's foot. which has recently been declared not contagious, is to wear ventil ated shoes during the warm months, according to advice from the medical research field. Chang ing shoes and socks frequently, also is recommended. - ' J H 1 J CHARCOAL GREY CALFSKIN strikes a high style note among men's shoes as reflected from this low cut,' ventilated blucher with ciicular tip pattern. Casual, comfortable. ; Tribute to America Work Shoes Smarter Each year delegations of shoe industry executives from many foreign lands tour American shoe factories to see bow the United States produces the best footwear in the world. Industry Large ' j' More than half a million peo ple are employed in the design, production and selling, of shoes in this country. Newest in ! Shoes for , Men Colored t - - ' ; Will men wear pink shoes? They have accepted pink: shirts, especially for wear with new and popular charcoal shades in cloth ing. .The New in Shoes this sea son include not overall pink foot wear, but pink with black, with navy and with charcoal Other newest style footwear highlights for men include black calf with green suede for a two eyelet oxford and yellow calf with red soles and - piping in a blucher. Soft shrunken grains are now very high style in 'black, navy, darkest brown and charcoal. The new lower topline is'being used pn everything from footwear for active sports to town and dancing shoes. Matching mesh in brown, black or navy is being used for wall last 'effects in slipons, with the wall of mesh and the vamp and quarter of calf. ' ' The pure white leather slipon, cut like a . slipper and ' with punched cut-outs and with black sole and heel is here for men. Pigskin is going high style on men's footwear in wing tip pat terns and dark town colors. Char coal polished calf with matching suede is an elegant town wing tip treatment There were 1,484,000 marriages in the United States in 1954, 60,000 fewer than in 1953. i: Giant Strides Taken in Shoe Comfort for Men The effort to get mes feet out of leather cases and !nfn thing both smart and comfortable for warm weather soes on anac l .:- : t- ...n cuu una spiiug ik u icon; triuug soinewnere. Mesh started the balS rolling. And the shoe of mesh-and still has great popular appeal, with particular interest in the natural or wneai mesa coamea wiia oiacx or Drown. This is a shoe for laie spring or summer, a popu lar shoe, but one that no longer has any reat style significance. The smart man, who- wants a good looking town shoe' that he can wear early, and right through summer, is going for the . new models in perforated or woven leathers which have a tall-tailored smart au while allowing the foot to breathe. American Designs Many "of .hese shoes are Amer ican designs. Others originated in Italy . or Spain, where men's footwear is 'a matter of great interest to all concerned, ! If expense is no object, the handwoven leather shoe, in which all fashioning and fitting is done in the handling of the leather without lasting is really a tri umph. And it has inspired some very handsome shoes in which all or the major portion of the vamp is of laced strips, so well styled that the shoe is a perfect, accom paniment for town business suits. Tans and browns are favored in shoes of this type, but black is smart, especially with the charcoal and off-black green and brown flannels and worsteds for business wear. And t ft ere are also some good looking shoes in navy blue calfskin. In perforated shoes, another way of getting ventilation plus style, the most popular models show a perforated section in the vamp with plain edge. Brown is the leading color, but two tone combinations are also popular. In other models, the entire vamp is perforated, with plain quarter, this perhaps having the style edge, since there is more and more interest in the plain toe effect While perforations and woven leathers were originally intro duced for reason of coolness and comfort, they have caught on so rapidly that many shoes now simulate the effect with em bossed leathers. These may be no cooler than regulation shoes, but they are riding on the fash ion band wagon, showing how these new air-conditioned shoes have appealed to the public fancy. In real summer styles, the classic tan and white spectator gets the new look in a two-eyelet blucher type with perforated vamp and quarter of white buck. After-School Shoes Also Important Often there is so much eoncen tration on so-called "school shoes" that it is sometimes forgotten the youngsters wear shoes after school as well, though shoes for each pur-, pose actually lead two different "lives." The reasons are clear on re flection. During school hours the child is much less active while in classrooms. But after school play is quite another matter. Spent on Shoes . It is -estimated that about 1V4 cents of the dollars spent by con sumers goes for purchase of shoes annually. 500 Million Pairs The American public buys ap proximately 500,000.000 pairs of shoes a year, about 100.000,000 of which are men's shoes; 231,000,000 lor women. Army Gives WorldTour PITTSBURGH (JP) Should Mrs. Marie Ruckman coin the slogan "Marry an American Sold ier and See the World" she should not be blamed. Mrs. Ruckman, an Italian, met her husband, Chief Warrant Officer Albert Ruckman, when he was stationed in Italy in 1944. They were married a year later. In 1945 the couple came to America, where their first child was born. Shortly afterwards Ruckman was transferred to Ger many where the couple became parents again. Ruckman was ordered to Japan a short time ago. 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