Shoes - date check

[themerchantsofvintage]

I'm fairly certain I'm in the 80s for the first two, but not sure about the last ones - 50s?.

1) Purple suede have a low vamp, gold heel, pointy toe, made in Spain - mid 80s?

2) Brown suede, rounded toe, old Ferragamo label - 80s - mid or late?

3) Leather with stamped lizard or snake print - Simpson's - 50s or 60s?

Thanks!

 

[Jonathan]

80s on all three.

 

[hipvintage]

Yep.

Janine

 

[themerchantsofvintage]

Thanks - Simpson's was swallowed up by HBC in 78 and the apostrophe was nixed on Simpson's by the 70s - these have the apostrophe.

 

[Jonathan]

1978 is when Simpson's and Simpson's Sears parted company with the HBC buying our SImpson's and Sears Roebuck from the US buying our the Simpson's Sears share. I do remember that was when the apostrophe was dropped from Simpson's Sears, but I think the original Simpson's store in Toronto retained the apostrophe, which was in business until about ten? years ago under it's original name even though it was really run by the Hudson Bay Company (which is now owned by Load and Trailer...)

 

[MyVintageCocktail]

I didn't know Hudson Bay Co. was now owned by L & T. That's interesting, and rather sad. I used to shop at Hudson Bay in Toronto every time I went there--still probably have some dresses in my closet from my trips in the 80s..... Now it's probably just like shopping in L & T here....