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Wednesday. October 5, I9SS
Children's Shoe Styles Keeping
Step With Fashions of Grown-Ups
Children's shoe fashions are
really stepping out this Fall,
keeping right in step with the
important trends in grown-up
shoe patterns.
The new look is the slim look,
which dominates the picture for
men and woajen. In the new
softer, lighter' tannages it is
adapted to comfort as well as
good looks. It's apparent in shoes
across the board for school,
play and party wear. For boys as
well as girls. 0
A feature of the new look is
the slimmer toe, sometimes real
ly pointed in shoes for dressup
wear.
Leathers, whether they be kid
skin, calf, patent or grain are
softer, more supple a far cry
irom the heavy leathers which
used to make the "breaking in"
of school or play shoes a painful
ordeal.
, Colors are really going to
town, reflecting important
trends of the season. Of course
ws have black patent, strong as
ever. And the tans, browns and
navy blues. Red is there, with
the preference going do Cherry
for Fall.
But after these basics, the sky
is the limit. Lustre leathers are
in, for party wear. Particularly
pretty is a new blue, that's per
fect with pastels, soft blues,
mauves and lilacs for dancing
school wear.
Avocado, which has scored a
hit with women, now makes
some smart shoes in aniline or
lustre calf. Anif copper, in lustre,
patent and aniline has a new
autumn look.
BoysGgo along with men in
preferring their fall shoes in
black, dark brown, charcoal
brown and cordovan tones. They
also like the lighter golden
browns, important in the grains
and shrunken leathers for more
casfjjjpl wear.
. More Want Pumps
" More girls', both big and little,
. are now asking for pumps, either
' plain or with touches of deco-
; ration. They feel it has a grown-
: up look.
The strap shoes have a defi-
; nitely new look. They're lighter.
'. MultipletZttraps and intricate de
sign have given way to simpler,
smarter treatments of one and
two, strap patterns, with an occa
sion T strap or ankle strap. The
one-strap shell is a hit, combin
ing the look of pump and strap
shoe. And of course the Mary
Jane goes on especially with the
kindergarten crowd.
For sweater wearers, there's
the sweater pump that slips on
like a glove. And the pump or
strap shoe with peaked vamp is
a fashion item.
Borrowed from the boys are
the two-eyelet low-line oxfords,
in soft, smooth and textured
leathers, smart indeed with her
Black Watch plaid school outfit.
Boys go along with their dads
in demanding semi-low and low
line oxfords, in both two-eyelet
and more conventional four and
five eyelet patterns. They share
his fondness for the tassel moc
which they have a tendency to
use for everything including
dancing schooL They're devoted
to loafers, especially with the
new higher vamp line, and cush
ion or welt sole.
In general, the shoe story for
boys and girls alike is one of
dressing up rather than down.
The sloppy look is out. The
smarter, trimmer, neater look is
in. Which should be a delight to
parents and teachers alike.
Shoe Choice Varied
For Active Women
At long last there's plenty of
choice in shoe fashions for the
woman who drives, walks and in
general leads an active life.
Where she used to look with
envy at the smart high-heeled
shoes which didn't meet her
scheme of things, now she has
the widest choice in smart new
shoes, flattering to the foot, easy
on the eye, suited to every occa
sion. She will find new looking
pumps for her tailored suits,
pretty dress shoes for afternoon
wear, casuals in the softest of
grain leathers or polished calf
for country week ends, shopping
or driving her car.
Designers have really created
a shoe wardrobe for the active
life of today, when foot comfort
plus fashion is essential to an
army of women the country
over.
For country wear, high colors
and unusual leathers are a fea
ture. There Sre shag leathers in
brilliant colors to match her
sweaters; "kafalope," a satin
smooth suede that dyes in vivid
shades; grained leather in in
teresting and unusual textures
and colors in medium heels for
town and country wear. These
interesting leathers also appear
in moccasin styles, both flats
and wedges..
The slimmer tailored pump in
polished calf also goes high
style on medium heel, perfect
for travel and tweeds. It shows
discfeet decorative touches a
bit of stitching, perforation or
braiding, a tailored ornament,
buckle or vow. Vamp lines are
cut with a graceful swing, and
there may be a discreet opening
for the important light look on
the foot.
Two-tone shoes are important
for semi-dress wear. For in
stance, a medium heel of beige
and tan beige and tan suede,
soft as cashmere, with slim heel,
taper toe and smart stitching
and bow for trim.
While closed shoes predomi
nate in this category, there are
also halter types in suede,
brushed leathers and supple calf
for early season wear. Buckles,
tailored bows, kiltie treatments,
perforations and stitching are
features of these daytime shoes
designed for flannels and
tweeds.
CARE ADDS WEAR
Shoe care adds to long wear.
Good ones regain their "new
look" with a shine or a cleaning.
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GOOD SHOE PRACTICE
Making it a habit to patronize
the same shoe store and being
fitted by the same shoe salesman
is a good one. The fitter gets to
know your tastes, your feet and
the shoes best adapted to your
needs.
High Vamp Provides
More Grown-Up Look
What's her ambition? To look
more grown-up! ,
And the Fall shoe fashions,
with the new high vamp, ac
complish just that purpose.
They have adapted a smart
silhouette which is a feature of
women's shoe fashions, and
created new-looking styles for
young wearers which promise to
have a big success.
The new higher vamp line ite a
feature in shoes in ail categories.
It appears in tailored shoes for
all-purpose wear and in pretty
party shoes in suede, patent or
kid.
It may be plain or have touch
es of decoration, but it definitely
stamps the shoe as Fall '55.
Even the very young fry dis
like anything that suggest a baby
shoe. And the peaked vamp, in
particular, gives that longer
slimmer look that's the keynote
of fashion this fall.
It's something new to look for
when choosing your child's Fall
and Winter shoe wardrobe.
. For dress wear, touches of
trim are dainty and restrained.
If bows are used, they are soft
and fitted closely to the shoe.
Perforations, stitchings or con
trasting pipings don't interfere
witty the trim lines of the shoe.
Beads, nailheads and metal
touches are used with discretion,
still give a party look. '
Early Season Colors
At Appealing Prices
In New Shoe Styles
Color early, black all the way.
That's how the shoe picture
lines up for fall. Early in the
season is the time for. tweeds
and jerseys, for flannel skirts
and colorful sweaters. It's the
time to pick up the new shoe
fashions that add smart foot
notes . to well-selected casual
and street costumes.
There's news in color plenty
of it and at prices to appeal to
every pocketbook. The browns
are there, of course, with a
wider range than usual to choose
from. Staple benedictine and
honey tones go on but get a new
look with antique finishes.
They're smart in alligator, too.
The amber brown and wood
tones in both aniline and
smooth leathers promise to be
very popular. These members of
the warm brown family have a
happy faculty of harmonizing
with many woolens. They carry
nice names, too, such as Briar
wood, Ceylon and Antique
Amber. They're smart in . lustre
finishes in tawny and coppery
tints. '
Brown With a Glow
A highlight with tweed is the
henna brown family. Its rich
glow is picked up in many of the
autumn woolens. It's one of the
livelies of the early season city
country shoe colors.
To go very high-style, select
one of the exquisite muted
browns, in fawn or fur shades,
wonderful with the monotone
or tone-on-tone town ensemble.
And don't forget the good
basic walnut brown, or the deep
dark rich coffee browns which
also are in the picture.
Grey goes very dark, with
charcoal grey the favored shade
in leathers. Green goes darker,
too. The spring Avocado is often
antiqued, and there are smart
olive, -Avocado Peel and Sea
weed shades. Lustre leathers in
Avocado Peel and Renaissance
Green are lively and sparkling.
Navy, of course! It's always a
high fashion fall and winter
color. This season there's a new
deep dark Ultra-Marine that's
very rich, and a new lighter-than-navy
that goes with new
woolens.
Everyone Wants Red
' Everybody wants one pair of
red shoes, and Cherry Red is still
the color. It's still a popular
favorite in casual and tailored
Smooth and Shrunken
Leaf hen in Demand
Both smooth and soft shrunk
en leathers are in demand, in
the new lighter, more supple
tannages for men's shoes. Col
ors depend more or less on the
occasin. But black, charcoal and
walnut brown are still the head
liners with younger wearers.
Some interest in the regula
tion brown tones which have
been basic in this type of shoe.
There is also some demand for
cordovan leathers and deep Bur
gundy shades.
shoes. Mora' newsworthy, th
deep garnet reds, the purple
and plum tones for the special
shoe for the special costume.
Black, of course, both early
and late. More smooth leathers
this season, with suede the leader
in dress 'shoes. Black reptile is
smart with wools that combine
black with color, and black mat
finish offers a contrast to the
popular polished look.
Lustre is also being featured.
This finish gives to black a blue
black pearl look extremely ef
fective with the black costume. 0
HIGHER VAMPS
While the low line persists,
the trend toward a higher vamp"1 .
treatment is a recurring feature
in men's shoe designs for tha.
coming season. 0
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