A BOX OF TRUE VINTAGE SHOES IN THE BASEMENT

A LITTLE HUNTING GUIDANCE FROM THE VINTAGE SLEUTH . . . .

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A BOX OF TRUE VINTAGE SHOES IN THE BASEMENT

Another of those boxes in the basement which I hadn’t thought about in a while – finds of the last 10 years stored away. It’s always fun to see what’s inside!

From the top row down, we’ll start with the DUDS, from the viewpoint of a true vintage hunter:

Pairs #1, #2 & #3 – nice to very nice classic styles in leather, 1980s at the earliest to 1990s. Pretty shoes. Ho hum. NOT vintage. But the pumps are, by today’s style standards, very retro. The navy sandals are kind of retro ’40s.

Pair #4 – True vintage late 1950s – early 1960s gold-tone all – leather stiletto pumps. For cocktails and dancing the cha-cha.

Pairs 5 & 6 – True vintage bowling shoes, 1950s – 1970s. The two-tone ones are suede.

Pair #7 – Original true vintage Dr. Scholl’s leather exercise sandals from the very early 1970s. They’ve made…

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I have so many “new” finds to share with you! This frock is one of them, and the shoes to go along – not an original set, but they complement each other fabulously. The pumps have fabric-covered uppers and are vintage Naturalizer, same era.

Yesterday I did not mention re: the mink-trimmed dress that it has THREE (yes, 3!) sets of strap-holder loops sewn in the neckline. Front, shoulder and back to keep your lingerie out of sight. If that isn’t quality and elegance, I don’t know what is! Most of my nice true vintage dresses have this feature.

This illustration of vintage bras (a newer picture, from a recent issue of Energy Times, believe it or not) is fun and probably exactly what Stella would be wearing under any of the dresses I’ve shown recently. Fun for a Madonna concert, maybe, but can’t imagine wearing one . . . . .

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