THE NEW SHOES

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12609, 20 November 1926, Page 10

THE NEW SHOES

The ext,f:it of the navy blue revival is measurable by the newly established demand for navy kid shoes. These are piped with black suede or with patent. Shoes of all kinds are cut appreciably higher than the sandal style, which' has been the almost universal footwear for the last few months. The buckled shoe of Quaker inspiration is returning—but in a vastly improved design that ensures a close and comfortable fit about the ankle. The Parisienne is much disgruntled by the manufacturers’ insistence on the long, narrow shoe with pointed toe, which only the American girl can carry off with real success. But the Parisienne wears it. because npies tout La Mode is—La Mode. Though “fancy” skins are still very much in evidence, the dernier cri models are neither of snakeskm, nor antelope, nor zebra, but of good plain kid, of -very soft and supple texture. Heels are high, but not tapering, being fashioned on Cuban lines. _ . In the evening comes the antithesis of the plain kid vogue. Trimmings, strappings, jewelled insteps—all contribute to fanciful, not to say fantastic effects.