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Beatle boots and winklepickers

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Those (like me) who remember the late 1950s and early 1960s in the UK will no doubt recall when fashionable men's shoes had sharply-pointed 'winklepicker' toes (or, a little later, squared-off 'chisel' toes) and 'Beatle boots' with cuban heels were made popular.   A lot of us flouted school uniform rules in order to look (and feel) 'with it'!

I came across this feature with reproductions of old shoe catalogues:   http://rockpopfashion.com/blog/?p=1263#comments   Very nostalgic - and £3.00 or so was the usual price for a decent pair of leather shoes in that period! 

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Nice days indeed. While I never much cared for the winklepicker look, the cuban heeled Chelsea ("Beatle") boots held a lot of appeal. 

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I've always liked 'pointy' shoes. Men's or women's, though women's preferred, to both look at and wear.

Wore some today. Got me looked at by some. Especially a shop assistant in Zara. Nearly broke her neck trying to look over her shoulder as she walked past. ;)

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