“PEDIGREE” SHOES.
LATEST FASHION CRAZE
LONDON. Feb. 12. “Pedigree." shoes are the latest footwear novelties ft,at are attracting smart women. They mv made of the .Tains of reptiles, including rattlesnakes and pythons. The salesman is ex pee tea to provide a little history with each pair, idling how and where the reptile lived, and the adventures of the trappers m securing the skin. “There is a big demand ior these shoes.” sai da Court shoemaker. "The wearers delight to recount the story ol the pedigree at social functions. -•Thus the pedigree of a pair made from python’s skin is the story of the trappers- fight with the natives m \icreria to secure the snake, and then subsequent struggle against hostile natives and fever swamps on their way t„ the coast. The price of the shoes is naturally governed hy their pedigree.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1924, Page 3
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141“PEDIGREE” SHOES. Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1924, Page 3
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