Figure 1.-- Here we see a strap shoe for girls and a more boyish Oxford that both boys and girls might have worn to school. |
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We note a pages from the 1950 Sears Winter catalog with a variety of boys' shoes. There was a range of lace up and buckle shoes, uncluding high-top styles and saddle shoes. There was also double-bar sandals. Most of the styles shown on the left page seemed to be for girls.
This is clearly a girls' strap shoe. The Sears ad copy read, Little girls will delight at the fashionable one-strap moc-toe. Stylish eye-catcher. Supple learher upper, stitched edges. Adjustable strap, Searsosole, rubber heel". The shoe was only done in brown.
This looks more like a boy's shoe, but we note that many girls until the 1960s wore study leather shoes that looked rather like boy-styled shoes. The Sears ad copy read, "Bitwel Oxford, leather insole. Padded tongue. Durable lether uppe. Sturdy leather sole. Rubber heel." This shoe was done in brown and black.
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