Shoe help please - 30's or 40's?

missproper

missproper

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Shoe help please - 30\'s or 40\'s?

Hi,
I got these brown embroidered pumps quite awhile ago, and I was told they were 30's. For some reason I was thinking that they were 40's. Can someone tell me what characteristics make them 30's?
:wub:
Also wanted to double check on the black Daniel Green peeptoe slippers....I'm thinking 40's for sure....any other opinions?
Thanks in advance!
Ang


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I believe the Daniel Green company made that style of "comfy slippers" from the late 1930's through the 1950's. I wish they still did!
 
I didn't think they looked like 30's shoes...

Just last week I had a similar situation. A sweet eldery lady offered to give me a "beautiful early 40's coat" that used to be hers. When she brought it to me, it was so obviously 80's....but I wasn't going to argue with her, oh well :)

Okay, so early 50's on the brown, and 40's on the black?
 
40s on the Daniel Greens: do they have frogs on the front? I think I have their sisters, in a size 8 and a half.

Agree on the early '50s for the baby dolls. Very nice!
 
Originally posted by vintagemerchant
:paranoid:

those brown lovelies aren't a size 8 by any chance are they?????....
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Mary,
They are marked "8AA". I wear 8 - 8 1/2 and they're too narrow for me, but my friend who wears a 7 1/2 fits them perfectly. So I guess it depends how narrow your feet are.
Here are the measurements:
Length inside - 10"
Width inside at ball of foot - 2 3/4"
Width outside at ball of foot - 3"
:sunshine:
 
:damnit:

i have fat (wide) feet. i'm sure i could step-sister my foot into them, but would never be able to walk in them.

hobble hobble wobble

sigh. thanks for the reply, though!! :hiya: and best of luck w/them!!
 
This may help to answer some of your questions. I'm going to double post this excellent reference shoe link I've just come across on the other shoe dating Q&A thread. It's the best pocket- book reference I've seen and covers '1920-Now.'

http://tinyurl.com/52ofkn
 
Originally posted by CircaVintageClothing
40s on the Daniel Greens: do they have frogs on the front? I think I have their sisters, in a size 8 and a half.

Agree on the early '50s for the baby dolls. Very nice!
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Are these little decorations called frogs?
If not, what would you call them? :scratchchin:


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Yes! They're my shoes :wub:

I call those frogs, although I suspect that frogging might be a particular style, I tend to use the word for any of those Asian piping elaborate closures with stuff on the side. Hope that makes sense.
 
Originally posted by CircaVintageClothing
Yes! They're my shoes :wub:

I call those frogs, although I suspect that frogging might be a particular style, I tend to use the word for any of those Asian piping elaborate closures with stuff on the side. Hope that makes sense.
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Yes, that makes sense. Thanks for the info!
:drinkingtoast:
 
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