casual shoes
“You can’t get them off the ground,” has always been the reason advanced by shoe retailers in New Zealand for the dearth of men’s well designed casual shoes. But today the pattern of demand has shifted considerably, and young men are asking for the good looking casual slip-on shoes they know are available and popular overseas—particularly in the United States.
Recognising a potential market, manufacturers are
now tooling up to present a good variety of casual styles within a few months. One retailer predicted that makers would soon be fighting over this market. Manufacturers had reached the stage where they were able to change their output according to the styles demanded by the public. The long, narrow look is expected to be reflected again in casual shoes, but the range of finishes and colours will be greater than for tie-up shoes.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29901, 15 August 1962, Page 9
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