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"It's the 'hardy perennial' of shoe fashions... ever smart...ever now!," claimed a 1930s description for brown and white saddle shoes. If there ever was a 2oth century shoe that was always in style, it was the saddle shoe. Developed in the 1900s, it took 50 years to reach movie star status in the 1950s, but

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WRIGHTS LANE : REMEMBERING THE 1950s BOBBY SOCKS ERA Bobby Socks 1950s, Black And White 1950s Photography, Womens Saddle Shoes, Century Shoes, Bobby Socks, Saddle Oxfords, Saddle Shoes, Vintage Americana, 1940s Fashion

BOBBY SOCKS: The word "Bobby" comes from bob, meaning cut short, as in bobtail and bobby pins used in bobbed hair. Since the socks described by the term were cut much shorter than the earlier knee-high socks worn by girls, they were called "bobby socks". NOTE: To set the mood for this item, click http://youtu.be/9EY4TT2bLRM to hear Frankie Avalon's 1950 hit song, "Bobby Sox to Stockings" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just as I had hoped in a post last week, the unusual word "mulligan"…

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