STILETTOS REPLACED
Flared Louis Heel Popular Most New Zealand women —and their husbands—will be glad to hear that stiletto heels are on the way out, according to the current overseas trends. They have been replaced by a flared louis heel. This is still a narrow heel, but the point has been enlarged to give more walking room and to reduce wear and tear on linoleum and polished wood floors. Heel heights have been reduced from three inches to about two and a half. The new look also makes for more comfortable wear, for the lower and wider-tipped heels will not throw the whole body off balance. Concurrent with this is a change in the toes of shoes. Although the square look has been popular for some time, it has been combined with the pointed toe trend in a smarter way. Toes will still be pointed, but with the point cut off at the tip to make it just squared. Samples of the new shoes were shown recently in Christchurch at a 1962 fashion preview. One of the most exciting translations of this look was in flat-heeled shoes In soft black leather, the shoes had a pinched square toe, with the extreme end of the toe flattened down. The foot fits in behind the point, without reaching it. The effect is to give a longer look to the foot, and make for greater comfort. Coloured Patents
Another new feature is the use of coloured patents for shoes, with the accent on an iridescent effect. This is achieved with fish scales, which are ground un and suspended in a solution. The solution is sprayed cn to the leather to give a pearly glow. Applied to patent leathers, the new finish makes them more flexible, and minimises the cracking which used to characterise old-type patent leathers. Colours will tend towards darker tones next season. This year’s vivid colours will give way to more sombre tones, with just a trace of black overlaying them.
Altogether. the general trend in all footwear is towards softness, and flexibi'"y in styling.
The new styles are the result of a big Paris comeback in the sphere of shoe rtyling. Paris lost its lead in this some seasons ago. and the world looked towards Italy for a lead. Now. the Paris maxim seems to be "Gie
flatter the heel, the squarer the toe." But current American trends still lean to the Italian school—slim and high stilettos, and a blending of colours on the shoes.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29500, 29 April 1961, Page 2
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415STILETTOS REPLACED Press, Volume C, Issue 29500, 29 April 1961, Page 2
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