Fashion in shoes was not always as it is today. If today it is very common to see sandals in red or purple 50 or 60 years ago this was not common.
The shoes allowed only a few options and that is how most of them were black or brown. Color was only permissible in the case of evening shoes. It is that at that time, the shoes were considered just a complement, necessary only to walk and accompany the clothes.
In the absence of options, the alternative was to play with the heel and that is how at that time it was common to find shoes with different types of heels, higher, lower, thick or thin.
Among the typical models were court shoes, a very classic model with a rounded toe and a medium-height heel. The back was closed and it is still possible to find them today. They set a trend in the 50s, although years later many women replaced them with high-heeled shoes.
Those women who liked femininity opted instead for stilettos, which measured between 5 and 18 cm. and they were pointed. It was difficult to walk in them as they were only 1 cm. diameter.
Also present were the medium-heeled sandals with a strap that held the foot at the ankle. Bare toes were the first daring gesture of the time in shoe design. And at that time, Christian Dior designed semi-closed shoes that caused a sensation: they were pointed, with a medium heel but only the instep and toes were covered.
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