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These are my faves. If only I could get my foot in them! They're a size 5.5 A width, absolutely teeny tiny, but gorgeous to look at. I've been looking for perforated white "nurse" shoes for so long - I don't consider them dowdy, but rather sporty, don't you?
These lovely ladies are going to take a little trip oversees, along with several others I will show you soon, and when they come back, they'll have friends. :-)
ooo yeah! They are so cute.
ReplyDeleteOK -- you're really taking me back with this. I had a 6th grade teacher in (mumble, mumble) 1963/64 who wore these exact sort of shoes (perfs and all) in May and June, but wore black versions from September through the end of April. At the time, because a) I was 11 years old and what do 11 year olds know about guessing people's ages and b) she had snow white hair and was a little bit stooped, we all thought she had to be ready for retirement, in her 60s for sure. I met her much later, when I was in college and she told me she'd just retired, that she'd finally reached the age to retire. Which meant that she was 55 when I had her. But in any case, this style of shoe was a very popular shoe for 'mature' women in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, and the white perf'd version was the summer shoe of choice.
ReplyDeleteI think these would look great in black too. Your teacher had STYLE!
DeleteAwesome! Those are adorable, I'd love to wear a pair! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I agree, very 30's sporty! They belong in a Marple episode. Some of their "friends" will have a home for sure. :)
ReplyDeleteI can see these with a cute little tennis or gold outfit, indeed :-)
DeleteI hope that when you say they'll return home with friends, you mean you'll be producing them, because I will buy the crap out of these shoes!!! I can't wait to see what's coming down the line!
ReplyDeleteThat is the intention :-) I'd like to do a whole line of early 20th c.
DeleteI love them, and yes, please, bring them back with many siblings. (And perhaps in other colors??)
ReplyDeleteI think black or brown would be great, in addition to ivory
DeleteOh, these are fun! They look a little like a 30's tennis advertising illustration - yes, please!!!
ReplyDeleteI would buy these shoes in a flash. I think they're great looking
ReplyDeleteNot exactly alike, but these are similar:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tictactoes.com/dance/latin.htm
Someone just let out the shoe fairy!
DeleteSince you're dipping into the 30's oxford pumps style genre - what about making a pair of spectator pumps? They were really popular in the 30's and 40's...and look awesome :D
ReplyDeleteI had some like this -- but with a rubber sole & heel. They were fab; you could wear them just like sneakers.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know where I could buy a pair exactly like these?...I've been looking everywhere.
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ReplyDeleteI am showing these pictures to my Sunday School class because we are reading about a boy who didn't have shoes to wear to church. The only shoes in the house his size were women's nurses' shoes. He was a child in the 30s. Thank you for sharing these pictures. It will help my lesson go well!
ReplyDeletethey are my size! I've been looking for these. I've been
ReplyDeletea nurse for 41 years and still working, and would buy these in a heartbeat!
I had a pair of these "nurse's shoes" back in 1971. My mother received a box of clothes from the church (there were four of us kids) and they fit me! I loved them till they fell off of me :( Everyone at school asked me where I bought them. I remember they were very comfortable & wished I also had a pair in black. Oh if you could create a pair I would buy in both colors!! Crossing my fingers!!
ReplyDeletethank you, Christine in Tucson
Check out the "Claire" in white by our vintage brand Royal Vintage. (RoyalVintageShoes.com) :)
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