Help dating Sabinas Snakeskin Detail Shoes

[Bessie & Maive]

Hi!
I have just joined, am hoping for some help dating some rather wonderful suede and snakeskin shoes I found in a thrift store today. At first glance I didn't pick them as vintage at all, but the brand logo looks very vintage to me. The brand is "Sabinas" and has in smaller text "shoes of charm" and "cushioned tred". Googling the brand name has led nowhere. Googling "cushioned tred" has found some shoe ads from the 40s and 50s, but mostly for men's shoes.
Two things that make me wonder if these are vintage - because I don't know when these things first appeared - are that the buckle is attached to the shoe by an elastic strap, and the insole also has "synthetic sole" stamped into it.
I'm also not an expert on snakeskin, but it does seem to be real - it's got great texture.

Anyway, vintage or not, I love them and they fit me!

 

[Bessie & Maive]

p.s. I am in Australia, if that helps the detectives!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Those are adorable Mary Janes. They look mid 1960s to me.

Lucky you that they fit!

I am sure some of our other members will drop by and give you their opinions as well!

 

[tickeryboo]

yes they look 60s to me too, lovely shoes

lorraine

 

[Bessie & Maive]

Thanks for the input, I had also thought 1960s. I'd love to know if anyone has heard of this brand before.

 

[lkranieri]

Here is a Google News 1971 classified ad that mentions Sabinas shoes...

 

[lkranieri]

HERE are a few more classified ads for Sabinas shoes. Thus far I only found ads from 1970-1975.

I also found this small reference to Sabinas Shoes in a 1975 government publication:

 

[lkranieri]

I found an earlier (1956) classified ad for Sabinas, when they were in a different location...

 

[Bessie & Maive]

Thanks so much! My Googling amounted to nothing...so well done! Nice to know it's an Australian company.

 

[Pinkcoke]

Love the style! I would have put them as late 1960's. Very Twiggy. The snakeskin, contrast trim and moon shape buckle are all mod era features. It's more common to have faux-snakeskin at this time. They got quite good at embossing man made materials to imitate skins. If you can pick up the corner of a scale it's real, though the wear around the buckle looks like it goes through to the man made material to me.

 

[Bessie & Maive]

Thanks Melanie, you could be right about the snakeskin. I think vintage shoes could become my newest obsession!

 

[Pinkcoke]

I was flicking through 'Decades of Fashion' (The Hulton Getty Picture collection) today and I saw this photo which reminded me of your shoes: http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail...-wearing-knee-length-boots-news-photo/2673567
Although they say they are boots in the notes they look like the faux-boot stretchy leg covers to me with mary janes on top...btw the leg section is snakeskin textured!

 

[Bessie & Maive]

Oh wow! Amazing shoes and iconic 60s image. They are quite similar in style - thanks for sharing