Shoes

[itsmagic]

My grandmother owned a shoe store way back in the 1950s and 1960s (and maybe bought it before that time). I still remember as a child she had a big goose in her store advertising for Mother Goose shoes.  I don’t know that it was my favorite brand but it made a big impression on me as a child.  

[Travone]

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@sidsmom wrote:

College days:

Famolare

Kork-Ease

In my youth, it's stunning I didn't break my neck w/ those high heels!

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Remember the Candies brand?  Wonder how many sprained ankles those caused.

[NicksmomESQ]

Brand Names :

       Buster Brown

        Keds

        Candies

As far as actual styles:

         Platforms  
         High Heels 👠 

[judy0330]

I remember as a kid that there were many individual shoe stores in the malls.  The ones that immediately come to mind are Buster Brown -- Baker's -- Thom McAn -- and Chandler's (the more upscale store.)

[cosmic1]

I loved Sasha of London shoes back in the day.  I see they still make them, but my feet would not like them now.

[BlueFinch]

You've made me reminisce about my favorites of the 70s.  Yo-Yos.  Not very stylish, but they were my first experience,  with a shoe that truly cushioned the foot/heel, for my 12 hour shifts.  Loved them!

[Vivian]

We had two shoe stores in my home town. In the 1960s, pointy shoes were "it" for teens who liked to think they were avant garde and stylish...the pointier the better. I had seen a pair of ridiculously pointy shoes in one of our local shoe stores. I even saw someone wearing them on TV, the ultimate test for being "in" when I was a kid. My mother thought the shoes were ridiculous and refused to buy them For me, so I saved my allowance until I could buy them. Fortunately they were still available (probably unsellable to wiser females) and I bought them. I wore them proudly, thinking I was the most stylish teen in town.

[sidsmom]

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@Travone wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

College days:

Famolare

Kork-Ease

In my youth, it's stunning I didn't break my neck w/ those high heels!

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Remember the Candies brand?  Wonder how many sprained ankles those caused.

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Definitely the "Sandy" Phenomenon!

[Group 5 minus 1]

Don't think penny loafers was a brand-or was it?

[FastDogWalker2]

When I was really little: Stride Right, as a teen Dr. Schols sandals and those wavy bottom shoes that I can't remember the name of ( I think they were Italian and it may have started with an F?) and as a college grad: Candy's pumps in every color!  It's those pumps that probably contributed to my bunions!