Shoes

[alicedee]

I remember Poll Parrot, Buster Brown and Red Goose shoes when I was a kid.  

We didn't have much money, but my mother was very insistent that we had good shoes.

[depglass]

This may have been mentioned, but do you remember the Xray machines to check the shoes' fit?

[Calgal2too]

the shoes with the wavy bottoms were Famolare

[hooked on books]

@millieshops, ITA!!! My older feet are soooo fussy about what shoes I put on them, LOL!!! I also miss the days when I could wear anything on my feet and be (relatively) comfortable!!👟👟

[pprmntstx]

@hooked on books   It would be nice to wear what we want in comfort and style!

[hooked on books]

@pprmntstx, it sure would! I could tolerate foot discomfort when I was younger but now, those dogs just start right in with their barking, LOL!!!😀

[Msfitness]

@judy0330 I used to love shopping at Bakers!  We also had a store called "Shoe Town."  My Mom used to take us there all the time to buy our shoes.  They had so many pairs of shoes.  I was sad when they closed.  I remembered my feet always being measured, as they were growing "up" with me.  It was so lovely as a kid ( & adult) to have a store employee help you find shoes and put them on your feet; and to make sure that you had a good fit before leaving the store.  

[pprmntstx]

I remember Converse Chris Evert (the tennis player) All Star tennis sneakers from the seventies or eighties.

[Maineblueberries]

I remember Thom McAn in high school.  My friend had a pair of saddle shoes from that brand!

[drizzellla]

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@Sooner wrote:

Old Maine Trotters.

My brother worked for an advertising agency. And they were doing a photo shoot for Old Maine Trotters. All the shoes were a size 6. Just so happened that I was a size 6 and no one else working on the photo shot was. So my brother asked me if I wanted some of the shoes. Of course I said sure.

Well, my brother brought me 12 pairs of Old Maine Trotter shoes and boots. He said he couldn't carry anymore. 

They were so well made. I donated most of them and they still looked brand new when I donated them.

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