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2. Venetian-style shoe - Wikipedia

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   A loafer may even be "decorated with metal chains or tassels". [2] A penny-loafer has a "tongue and strap". [3] By the 20th century, slip-on loafers had become common footwear for men. During this period other popular shoes included low, laced oxfords in various leathers, ankle boots, and specialized sport shoes. During the 1950s, the loafer ...

3. Chopine - Wikipedia

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   A chopine is a type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Chopines were originally used as a patten, clog, or overshoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil. In Venice both courtesans and patrician women frequently wore chopines c. 1400 to 1700.

4. Slip-on shoe - Wikipedia

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   The general popularity of brown over black extends to loafers, sometimes using exotic leathers such as suede and cordovan. Since the early 1980s, socks have been optional while wearing loafers. [25] Though originally men's shoes, [26] some styles of loafers, such as casual tassel and penny loafers, are also worn by women. Women's loafers tend ...

5. Mary Jane (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   Mary Jane (also known as bar shoes, strap shoes or doll shoes) is an American term (formerly a registered trademark) for a closed, low-cut shoe with one or more straps across the instep. [ 1 ] Classic Mary Janes for children are typically made of black leather or patent leather and have one thin strap fastened with a buckle or button, a broad ...

6. 1990s in fashion - Wikipedia

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   In general, 1990s preppy was more casual than the almost dandified look of the 1980s as young men abandoned ascots and Oxford shoes in favor of Nantucket Reds, nautical-striped T-shirts, boat shoes i.e. Sperrys, loafers, white style casual sneakers, slouch socks, and madras cloth or gingham short-sleeved shirts. [85]

7. Footwear - Wikipedia

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   Fashion houses periodically prompted new trends in women's and high-end fashion. In particular, while working for Christian Dior, Roger Vivier popularized the stiletto heel in 1954. (Men's dress shoes have tended to retain 19th-century British looks such as the Oxford shoe and loafers.)