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Postby KYYX4ever » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:29 am

Shoyrtt,
no, the boots we were thinking of, usually called "elf", "fairy", or "slouch" boots, were usually canvas, leather, or suede, could be rolled downward to your ankles. Duran Duran wore them a lot during their early years:
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Postby Arcadia » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:39 am

When I was a young boy, I was always in the bright blue low-top Nikes with a bright yellow swoosh. Striped athletic socks pulled up to the sky.

When I was a teenager, crazy colored All-Stars.
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Postby Shoyrtt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:54 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Arcadia[/i]
<br>When I was a young boy, I was always in the bright blue low-top Nikes with a bright yellow s
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Postby Arcadia » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:56 am

HAHAHAHA! Those are them [8D]
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Postby Shoyrtt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:07 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]
<br>Shoyrtt,
no, the boots we were thinking of, usually called "elf", "fairy", or "slouch" bo
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Postby WolverineSyr » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:41 am

I like shoes a lot.
I used to have a few pair of slouch boots - we called them bunch boots. Remember Zodiacs? I had a pair with fringe on the back and those cool buckles around the ankle. I felt like Ian Ashbury.

I also had the coolest pair of canv
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Postby Shoyrtt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:34 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
<br>I like shoes a lot.
I used to have a few pair of slouch boots - we called them bunch b
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Postby edisonoside » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:39 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Shoyrtt[/i]
<br>More shoes (no I'm not related to Imelda Marcos):
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Postby Shoyrtt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:39 am

Here is another shoe from the past. I remember the "stoners" used to wear Wallabys [:p]:
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Postby ExRat » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:40 am

I'm STILL sporting my black Converse All-Stars.
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Postby Shoyrtt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:44 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by scramjet[/i]
<br>I wore a lot of this type of cheap canvas boat shoe back in the day:
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Postby Shoyrtt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:49 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by ExRat[/i]
<br>I'm STILL sporting my black Converse All-Stars.
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Postby hexicon » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:54 am

None of the above--it was all pointy thrift store pumps and pointy little flats (think ballet slippers with a wicked point). I worked in a shoe store during the mid-80s and still maintain an "archive."

Gladiator sandals, elf boots (with scrunch), Bea
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Postby manekineko » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:05 am

Yes, the pointy flat! And OMG, the gladiator sandals, they were EVERYWHERE! I, too, got a few pairs of pointy pumps (vintage 1940's) at thrift stores, and I wore them with my vintage 1940's and 50's clothes. I'm kicking myself for giving it all away ye
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Postby Shoyrtt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:10 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by hexicon[/i]
<br>None of the above--it was all pointy thrift store pumps and pointy little flats (think balle
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