Vintage Boots - 1958

I'll take one of each please! Boots and booties from 1958.

Clockwise starting at top:
- Zebra stripes on black brushed leather stadium boot with Borg nylon pile lining, back zipper by Kickerinos. Sold in 1958 for $12 (about $89 in today's dollar).
- Red corduroy buckle boot lined in deep pile fleece by Keds. Sold in 1958 for $8 (about $59 in today's dollar).
- Red calf with ponyskin collar and rippled rubber sole stadium boot by Moxees. Sold in 1958 for $15 (about $111 in today's dollar).
- Red suede chukka boot with leather cuff and black lacing by Penobscot Trampeze. Sold in 1958 for $9 (about $66 in today's dollar).
In center - Russet buckskin with leopard stencilled calf hair cuff, lined in acrilan by Lissak. Sold in 1958 for $16 (about $118 in today's dollar).

Clockwise starting at top left:
- Beige buckskin chukka boot with crepe sole by Golo. Sold in 1958 for $12 (about $74 in today's dollar).
- Russet red leather rodeo boot with pile lining and ribbed crepe sole by Huskies. Sold in 1958 for $12 (about $89 in today's dollar).
- Bright red pigsuede bootie with black elastic for a smooth-hugging fit by California Cobblers. Sold in 1958 for $11 (about $81 in today's dollar).
- Grey leather and suede stadium boot with faux fur cuff and fleece lining by Connie. Sold in 1958 for $10 (about $74 in today's dollar).

Aren't they great? Which is your favorite?

Weekend Eye Candy - Golo Mod Boot, 1967

We saw a cute pair of Golo shoes earlier this week, and this morning I found this pair of boots from Golo made in 1967. Adjustable height boots in patent leather with rubber soles. Zippers separate each section so the boots can be worn as high or as low as you like.

Vintage Rain Boots

I had those little red boots on the far left when I was a kid. You pulled them on over your shoes, and there was an elastic loop and button at the top. But why doesn't anyone make nice looking women's rubber overshoes anymore? Like the ones in the center above from U.S. Gaytees?

Or the ones on the left here? Totes brand only makes men's overshoes. Why? And what about overboots? See the fur trimmed pair on the right above, and those by Red Ball below? The heels are hollow so you slip them on over your shoes. Aren't they cute?

Would you buy cute rain overshoes or boots like these if you could find them, instead of the big clunky rainboots available today? Judging by this current EBay auction, the answer is yes!

1964 Galitzine Suit

My, how things have changed in 3 years! Vogue magazine is showing Italian fashion - here a suit by Galitzine. We clearly see a movement towards a more youthful look. The model's pose is more casual, she wears boots, and look at that hair!

"Italian clothes are alive with ideas, with exuberance, and a beautiful sense of adventure. Imagination fires all. Living skirts with gores, godets. Broader shoulders, batwing tops. Important belts. Marvelous young dash." Clothes are becoming looser and more relaxed. Skirts are not as tight as a few seasons previous, and hem are becoming gradually shorter. Armholes and shoulders are not fit so tightly to the body.

There are changes evident in the magazine credits, too. No longer do we see the words "copied" or "adapted". While Italian garments were copied for the American market, no mention of the company who made the copies is given. Credit is given for the accessories, and the hair and make-up stylists.

"The suit, white-beige and all roundness - the collar, slightly broader shoulder, cuffs. The gaiters - a Galitzine idea for most of her suits - of Corfam, piped in white. Suit, in America at Lord & Taylor. Hat by Canessa. From the Elizabeth Arden Rome Salon: the coiffures by Imo; make-up by Pablo."

Galitzine, who is acknowledged as the designer who gave us the palazzo pant, shows a youthful boot, an idea which will become a fashion basic within a few years. And she does it in Corfam imitation leather, a brand new product which had just been invented by DuPont.

Get the look with this vintage 1960's glen plaid wool suit available in our EBay store. Click the picture to see the listing.



Now, back to that sable trimmed suit I posted on Saturday. Looks 50's or 60's, doesn't it? It's actually a current suit by Italian design house Brioni, from their Fall 2008 collection, but is clearly influenced by a Givenchy coat from 1963. For a better view of the Givenchy coat, take a look at the cover of L'Officiel October 1963 magazine, available from Paper Pursuits.