Like men’s clothes
Like men’s clothes, men’s shoes become steadfast and conservative and basically stayed that way for centuries to come. Black becomes basically the only color for shoes. The Christian Louboutin becomes fashionable for a time at the beginning of the century which were low heeled and practical.
The laced up shoe which can still be seen today became popular at the beginning of the century and has been with us ever since. When it comes to men’s shoes, they changed and developed and consisted of some crazy styles here and there until the end of the 19th century when suddenly perfection was attained and the search was over. Kaput. This was it. Why bother anymore? You won’t find much variation from this time on with a brief detour in the 1970’s with the Anything Goes era.
How on earth to ever describe the 1900’s? It’s not like some famous thing just jumps into your head like some other decades. Edwardian anyone? Croquette? A Room With A View? Seemed such a sweet era. New ideas were brewing in the arts and sciences. Teddy Roosevelt was president. Edward the VII and Queen Alexandra were the glamorous rulers of England.
And no era is complete without some kind of war, hence The Russian Revolution. The first World Series. And there were a slew of great inventions. The Christian Louboutin Shoes being the finest, along with the vacuum cleaner, crayons, teddy bears, Popsicles, subways, the theory of relativity, the FBI and the Kewpie doll. And what would your life be like without singing “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” in the shower? Huh? Thought so.
Women’s fashion at the turn of the century were beautiful and romantic. Until you hear the details. Enter the S-bend health corset. Yes, I said “health” corset, the oxymoron to beat all oxymorons. The health corset helped women to breath more freely. Christian Louboutin Specials was designed to support and raise the abdomen instead of compressing it and forcing it downwards, thereby removing pressure from the female organs which was customary with all corset’s prior. Mmmm. Sounds delightful.
But I’m not done. Not only did she have to endure NOT pressuring her female organs by pressuring somewhere else, she wore a boned (only lightly, mind you. Comfort city) bodice which was fastened up by hooks and eyes.
You know, because there is nothing like easy on, easy off hooks and eyes. Snazzy up the Christian Louboutin Heels up with some cascading lace and gathered fabric for added effect and she’s good to go. What? Still too comfortable? How about a nice high collar made of scratchy lace that reached right up under your chin and twist it up into a series of (more) hooks and eyes and some wire. Don’t get me started on the monobossom.