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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, May 3, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                O o 5 i a o shoe business step into these five male classics clockwise from top the White topside and the Wing the nothing symbolizes the american Art of being Laid Back better than the a shoe whose very name depicts a kind of Good natured but loafers Are american Only in a roundabout Fash Ion the shoes were copies of slippers worn by norwegian a bookmaker named Bass introduced them to the United states in 1936 fld named them giving a nod to their scandinavian he apparently didst realize that the slippers had been copied from the moccasins worn by american despite this confusing the shoe quickly caught women started tucking coins in the shoes slotted Tongue and Penny loafers have been authentic americana Ever due to youre More Apt to see dimes or quarters gracing Penny loafers these a great shoe to be wearing if youve got to use a pay phone and Are stuck without can be remembered for More than just before hed been called on to custom make boots for Richard Byrds Antarctica exp and Charles Lindbergh wore Bass flying boots on his transatlantic Solo Bass we Juns Are available today for about an other Quality which features Welt construction for better is made by a less but Quality Loafer is marketed by loafers go Well with just about everything except Wear them with jeans or casual the preppy combination of Blue Blazer and Gray Slacks Al most invariably ends in a pair of oxblood Dolored loaf loafers without socks Are allowable Only when Wear ing Khaki the that the Sperry thank the original deck shoe made by the Sperry made to negotiate the Slick deck of your sailing perfect for trudging Down the slip at the acceptable Wear for Gin and tonics at the boat you dont sail it Doest really topsides look great on solid team them with a pair of painters pants and a work shirt or Combine them with the shoes perfectly complement a pair of White pants and a Blue those with any feelings about tradition will want to buy authentic Sperry deck the trademark the name with a sail jutting out of some Waves is on the Bottom of the the Sperry shoes go for about at one of the exchanges better deals and last a Long deck shoes have just caught on in making them readily available you dont throw away a pair of deck shoes until the rubber sole Falls this usually takes about 12 the top toe Section stitching will unravel after about three but this can be easily repaired or worn unseen on trips to the deck shoe etiquette at any function to which you can Wear deck it is allowable to Wear the shoes without the Wing so called because of the decorative win shaped strip of perforated leather that decorates the toe and Wing tips Are the classic dress Many in own two pairs Brown for Wear with Blue Black for Brown and Gray Wing tips Are the ultimate in conservatism they were required Wear for staffers in the Nixon White House As Are perfect for formal weddings or Job one Camp holds that the shoe evolved from scottish Golf shoes the women version of Wing tips Are called spectators while another claims they Are descended from the Irish Brogue or Stanford University graduate student Theodore Stre Leski was wearing Wing tips when he beat his math professor to death with a Hammer for making fun of my he got eight people who cannot take gentle ribbing about their shoes should perhaps not buy Wing Wear Wing tips with suits or dress Brown Wing tips look especially Good with a three piece of Blue pin a Good pair will set you Back about but  last most shoe companies offer the White White Bucks Are a British May 1985 from around designed for the Lawn Tennis they became popular in America in the 1920s As a sign of style and Pat Boone changed All Boone and the rest of the Saccharine singers of the 1950s made White Bucks an item of something Young men could Wear to achieve a sort of fake not that it matters because real White Bucks no longer if the truth be the shoes sold As White Bucks today Are not White Bucks because they Are not made of usually there suede Calfskin and might be More properly called White suede the production stopped in is now Ille Gal because the formaldehyde tanning was found to be harmful to too bad original White made from brazilian or chinese were softer and cooler because Buckskin is far More porous than the trademark red rubber soles were an american from about the White Bucks Are great Spring and summer perfect for Wear with Light suits or Brooks markets two made in America of smooth goes for about the other is of rougher and Sells for about other sell them for As Little As the High top also known As basketball High tops Are about As casual As you can they go Well with sweat pants and of but they make a definitive statement when worn with a be careful Here there Are people in this world who will not see the humor in wearing sneakers and a its a marvelous there Are hundreds of colors and styles to choose Converse makes its All Star High tops in everything from red to Blue to the company also markets a camouflage High top that is suspiciously Simi Lar to the colouring on Puma and Adidas Lead the european Field with an array of Silver and striped from to depending on what you Kominicki the stars and stripes Page 13  
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