HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1959-01-23, Page 16TiEF ItuRON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORT ONT., ,JAN,, 23, 1959
ATULATIONS
(By William H-G.HaMahan I11, in
Boot and Shoe Recorder)
In. 1882, the united .States Was
reaching for the skies with taller,
and taller buildings.. Networks of
railrne js-aa-nd cities• -stretched from
't'he.•east'to the west •coasts. The
industrial. revolution was in. :full
The last decade of the nineteenth-
century marked a : period of great-
er°elegance':in Men's wear in the
Cities. •Like women's clothes' of
"that period,, .inen':s' wereinterpre-
tations of types worn by the, lead-
ing social -sets -of --Europe, headed
psi. Prince Edward , and Queen;
Alexandria.. Bicycling and boating
"vacation by the sea"
swing, and with it was emerging brought inspecial; types of cloth=
a ra yd y growing 'market,. mg•:'f e blazer
was on the •scene;
Yet .'underfoot this rias- stff--a,- along with'' :the boater hat. "A
�zcycle Built k or-T,WO" was a fav•
very raw land t: orate= -song Mn-
es-ang bar i`er shop
Winter- was always `azz or�'id al harmony •and,did the-oi' sof'. shoe.
Central. heating : was not .wide
spread.; transportation was • rudi-
mentary, horse *mini, • mainly.
Other than' the .cobblestones;, of the
•major metropolitan areas, paving
v.i„ -rare. Dirt roads became' cluag-
'mires' in the spring. and spine -lar
--ring fr:zea"rnts--in the winter; made.
-impassable . , .by .-. snow, Sidewalks
' were either °huge slate; slabs --or
wooden planking; drainage and- 41.1seiated-bythe• -zoo, suitors -af a
sewerage Were primitive.later' period. •
Consequently, clothing, which us The nei'spapers` argued about,
• uall1::reflects the . living. conditions whether- the spanking new century'
and technology of the times, 'bed. began in January 1900 or 190]
to be functional -first. By 1902 men began to tivear rus"
;.. Men wore swallowtail=,coats •la set shades 'of calf: ~Even "yellow::
poled vests, -.Ascot cravats n
acid ta','; shoes 'gained'some currency..
. hard hats. •Of heavy durable Ma -,Most important, the low cut shoe,;
terial,: most clothing was m custowhich..-hovered in' -the; wings a11,.
made,• for ready-made; shoes pre -through the 90's, began -.to, catch
ceded ready to=wear apParel.::'by on, The modern city with :paving
• some yeafs. 1VI;ahy._..shoe:-factories drainage subway trains .and trol
in New England were just egin ie"'ys-ena'bled'`fashton:able •coiisidera
• Milt ' to -'°produce -machine arra titins' to.-domiiiate';-the-fuirotionai
shoe in` greater volume, b'w
y,•the Qxfords ere the ,ft. real break
Goodyear welt process. The.' ;key in inen's;'-style,•s in, many,'. years:;
word i
. , meenn's• shoess •s s was° • Ether d .or-buttoned,..they fea
n
ody turecc heavily wheeled ;extended
the perfect answerto this demand sole's that flared out on either side.
and was usedin. the manufacture, of °the upper_ ,Men, began to wear
::of the four or.five'major;shoe-types creases in .:their" trousers. The
.which were. ;alniest'completely, ma ,:derby became' standard and the -
chine made. Strangel3 .enough, the fent-in hand tie was :a must. .
ce w 'S: « ot.
Goodyear welt ' ',process a n
F . During the 24 s,;;.major :;changes,.
to appear in England until nearly appeared in Men's clothing; as. they,
a •decade :later. diidfollowrng'1945.'The wrist watch,,.
Black was the color; kidskin
or
,a. new fangIed girls''bauble which;
' ngres
calf, the .'leather: ' .Tile :Cob s
gaiter wasan important basic shoe
es •were. the Boston gore and vac
long button boots. The BaltiOral
laced boot wasvery. popular inthe
towns and cities'. These:. _ styles,
completely 'unifke-the -custom: made-
• shoes of Europe, were: to. reign
izntil after the.�turn. of .the oentury
low cut oxford were almost non
-existent. `For 3.eouhtry, and .farm
wear,_ heavy greased 'boots :and
trapper's boots were'. the usual
• foot covering. Stuffed black • lea-
thers were used for boys'^shoes.
Such, was the picture in 1.882: in
. men's shoes when. a young man;in
Bdstgn, named W. L. Terhune set
"yup a monthly trade., aper and call-
ed it'the"_Boot,and,Shoe Recorder.
In the early 1900's cuffs began
to appear on trousers. Spats be-`
came a : must among the elegant,
ad were to remain on the scene
until the 192&'s. A "fitted shape";
style had its vogue., With the stiff
gh collar' went_slash pockets,-
built up • shoulders ' and peg top
trousers. Much°of this was to be
officers wore self-consciously, in
the•.. trenches, .finally forced grand-
father's. ;watch and fob into the!
dyes"ser drawer with
ily,;. heirlo o ins. .the other fabm
Sports clot es
camethe rage.
e
-'
Moccasins were'
-str btly a- eanrlsey's-Then'White
vulcanized canvas ,shoes:. for ten-
yaehting :and other sports,
zoomed up m ;sales "`
Tine young Prince- of Wales wase
the:: ideal of continents And • the
clothes 'that he wore•,had a •global
influence: on. !men's fashions. All
throne). the 20's ;and up,:: to the.
time, of his ,;abdication in the rid.
his -wardrobe:: inspired. many
unusual innovations ;in men's wear'.
.-'among; t1{em Were -golf knick
er - and the. Prince of 'Wales. kiitie'
•HERE ARE SOME of•the• more than 2,000, pairs of, shoes _which are being: pro=
duced every .: dayin the modern . Seaforth;-: Shoes :.Limited ..plant . Seaforth'; shoes' .are
in demand across Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
tongue, and • ghillie tie. These:golf
Shoe, types :have influenced sports
and ' town shoes .for men and wo-
men ever since.
Polo was popular. •Golfing was
to,produce .a new champion;Bob.
by" Jones. '!Sports;clothes,- were
warited not..Y
':onl for • the ` partici-
'Pants,
•
but especially for the ,spec-
tatorsTwo,-tone spectators, m
.tan "arid white ;and black and w
hate'
were
introduced:•.- •
Shoes -began: to ,-dance And the
-.herald;of the jazz age was a. new
:.anee;_orehestra in theAmbassador
Hotel : 'Atlantic City; ----tinders the
lear'ship of',a new 'name,
\Vhitenan.
In; 1927, -before .the, ' crash,' well:
dressed ,men sbeg '' to wear .;black
shoesas, a; new fashion,
Earl'y.h the .:30's;;;sum-
ner''shoes appeared -with, punehed-
through ventilated' uppers. : They
were. generally in black, combined -
with grays an two -.tones of tan
and brown.
.. In the :middle .30's the. first -hint
of another revolution' 'in mens
shoe styling -appeared in Florida
:.new casual;: types: These ;cas-
ual shoes had originated as: "peas-`
Cant • Tyrolean t e , and among
a y.... .. 3 p s.
them was.the Norwegian slip-on.-
This Norwegianslip-o
n,,had :.b e
en
introduced ..first Bermuda :as
heavy tinlined'shoe,, hand -made"
in
Norway It was • brought 'back to
i
New o g copying, land.for co ying, ,.
and°was
destiared' eyed tu,ally_toTdofniriate.
men's, shoe styling concepts.'"
By -=1937, natural - saddle_ tones and
-light 'colors of -tali and stroke. help
ed . build color ,;volue, :'during j`t
mhe
difficult'. depression years. rte=
versed; calf and graded leathers-
f iund .growing' market. The :con-
cept of seasonal -weight .clothing.
came:just .before `the war,
In ' 1942, trouser cuffs, like
"Lucky,. Strike,' green" Went to war.
;The shoe style,: the world's tough
est Shoes-;:-"'servi e- bluc-liers:-"
selected a. BELL BOILER` to
roar.-' heating requirements
rYients influencing men's -.shoes-
Were..suburbanization and increas-
ed 'leisure 'tune.' It is interesting
th'af, the ,'mbc-front which" most
erro eousl consider o:
m
ericars n t
Y
xc sr el domestic at
be: an e lu v y_ p
tern,hel p ed brid e the. gap be=
g
tween the 'pre-war American pati
terns and; the.new Continental pat:;
A e is began v=
terns. m r. a b g o redisco
cr• •Europe'. as. a style source and.
Europe Was eager; to ,sell to the
-tr'em-endeus Amer-iean-mnar-ket
Shoe,,, styles that','.merged native:
anih Eizrope'an influences an.ppear-°
ed:''=in bewildermgi-profusioKey;'
factors were • the walled ';last, the
nide front,:, light -:weight, flexible:
constructions, hew leather,,tounage;
arid' nevi ranges of color.
Men's -shoes, in the last '15 •years,
have run the'. complete gamut, from,.
highly -functional foot. coverings ta,
'the present Fproducts, of industrial;
artistry ,Today: 'the slogan in the
sloe industry_ is ' "Look ". at your'
---After .`1945,-a he two major ole shoes, everyone' else does."
!BERT BELL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
eating an ewer Balers For Every Purpose
--r-
r
a..ior
ori tine official opening of their
new pant
The'. prc gressive comatunit-y of -,Seaforth takes a .major step
forward with the official opening' of this imposing new plant for
Seafiorth Shoes Limited . .We extend our sincere thanks -to
all concerned in this project for the fine -co-operationthat con-
tributed to its completion. >:-
We are proud °-o have been chosen
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