Designer Women's Shoes Fashion Passion

PHOENIX - Jan. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- Women's Shoes Fashion Passion

From the 1920s to the 1960s, while women were making taking great steps in their journey for liberation, their footwear became more incapacitating. The shoe, which was now in full view du to the rise of hemlines,, became an important part of fashion.. Shoes were now being made in colorful leathers with decorations. High heels tightened calf muscles and made ankles appear slimmer, creating a more shapely illusion. Of course, women, and men, loved it.  Instep straps on shoes eventually fell out of favor in the late 1920s.  For today’s designer shoes Fashion Passion is ready to amaze you. Virtually any style of shoes is available from our incredible selection of online shops. http://www.fashionpassionboutique.com/womens-shoes

The classical sandal reappeared in the early 1930s for beach and, eventually, eveningwear. Sharp, high-heeled laced shoes made good options to plain pumps. In 1939, open toe sling-back pumps were shown for the first time. The fashionistas of the time complained because the reinforced toes and heels of stockings were not appealing in this style of women’s shoe.

By 1941 platform soles appeared in North American footwear. At first they were relatively low. These shoes raised a woman’s height and when combined with padded shouldered suits, gave them an impressive stature. Wedge heels were popular, as well. They not only gave height but also supplied the solidity of a flat-soled shoe. By the end of the war platform shoes had increased to four or five inches in height. The style was not considered attractive to all women, particularly tall women who yearned to look petite.

Following the Second World War fashion footwear, just like clothing, could no longer be contained to one look. A plethora of designers fed the hunger for different styles to suit time of day, social function, utility, looks, and audiences.

Christian Dior’s 1947 “New Look” collection was the catalyst that heralded in a softer, feminine ideal. Chunky platform-soled shoes were slowly phased out. This made way for the revival of the high-heeled pump. This time it relied less on embellishment, and more on design. The 1950s pump and sandal gradually slimmed women’s’ heels. The pointed toe was paired up with the stiletto heel in 1957. This created a shoe that beautified the foot yet impaired it mercilessly.

The stiletto had practicality problems. Driving was tricky and sidewalk grilles were deadly. The wearer was pretty deadly too of course. Men were more afraid than at any other time in shoe history, especially on the dance floor. Museum curators were suicidal at precious floors pock marked by tiny weapon-like heels. Worst of all, makers of galoshes could not find a suitable rubber overshoe that was not pierced by the foot-borne spear upon its first wearing

Some designers played with boot designs, including Pierre Cardin. But it was Courreges in 1964 that is credited with the return of the boot. It was the revolutionarily opposite of the fashionable shoe of the day. A square toed, low-heeled boot cut just above the ankle, it found success with the younger generation. Shoes too took on the new silhouette, but it was a slow transition from the old style. Mature women preferred the more sophisticated pointed toe stiletto albeit by 1967 the low-heeled shoe had won out.

By 1970 the low heel was on the rise again. Heels were either blocky square shapes or tall and straight. The toe rounded gradually to become more almond shaped throughout the decade. In 1971 wedge heels and platform soles returned as options. This time they found favor with liberated women who enjoyed the empowering height. The platform’s popularity peaked in about 1974 then declined, disappearing completely by 1980.

The late 1960s brought a new image to footwear. Themed as “back to nature” it included the popular rise of simple sandals. This lead health-conscious styles to include negative heeled oxfords and athletic runners. Attractiveness was not paramount in the consideration of casual shoe styles but comfort, fit and foot health was.

Color and surface embellishment flourished on 1980s footwear. The stiletto heel returned but was only one of many heels that were equally fashionable. These included low slanted heels and upside down, triangular-shaped heels. Ethnic styles of boots such as cowboy and Cossack boots found favor alongside sleek knee-high fashion styles.

In the 1990s came a series of revivals. Late 1960s styled low heeled, square-toed shoes were available alongside 1970s style platforms. Curvy hourglass heeled shoes revived early 1920s styled footwear. Casual chic returned in updated classics like the Hush Puppy suede loafer. Athletic footwear continued to carve a huge niche out of the footwear industry, seceding from influences of high fashion and creating its own vocabulary of style.

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