The Archive · 1939

Shoes For Winter Wear

Variety and Charm Of New Models Mudguards, platforms, wedge heels, camisole tops, aprons, and collars—all these refer to the latest designs in shoes.

Mudguards are not so forbidding as their name suggests, and the; achieve the best of both world utility and decoration. They consi of bands of leather all tronnd the shoes immediately above the soles. Of a different leather or colour from the rest of the shoe, they have scale loped or serrated top edges or are shaped in other decorative way: They protect the most, vulnerable parts of the shoe from mud splashes, and are especially useful when made of calf on a suede laced sports shoe er a tailored town shoe.

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