FOOTWEAR STYLES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 17, 20 January 1934, Page 8

FOOTWEAR STYLES

The importance given to the hemline by the designers this season gives 'a fresh interest to footwear. "With th» focus concentrating at the floor, shoes are much in the limelight (states ■ a. London writer). . The three principal colours this season, for daytime wear will bo black, brown, and navy blue. There will be no attempt to copy the colour of frocks beyond these threa main hues. The vogue for herringbone and striped effects in the winter, tweeds finds an echo in some of themost popular shoes. They are seamed and stitched in diagonal lines, and just as the herringbone slants give slimness to a portly figure, so does this diagonal treatment of shoes ]end slenderness and1 grace to a short square foot. They are vastly ■ becoming-, and will undoubtedly have a large following. Walking shoes will mostly be of the Court shape, but some' of the new models show straps, ' fastened with novel buckles. Buttons for shoe strtps have vanished. The newest heels are of featherweight leather in a straight shape that is a cross between a Cuban heel and a stilt heel. They are set slightly under the foot, which may not b9 so comfortI able, but is undoubtedly elegant. Brown I pingrain sealskin makes delightful shoes, made with a brogued trimming stowing a light underlay. Sealskin is going to be popular this season, and it has both beauty and durability to recommend it. Evening shoes are a little more substantial than last season. They are not quite so deeply .cut away at the back,■ but'aro still fairly open in front. ________ • l