Figure 1.--These unidentified English childre had a Christmas portrait taken in th 1890s. The boy wears a knee pants Fauntleoy suit and has elaborate ringlaet ccurls. Notice the T-strap shoes. The studio was Mentor with studios in several cities. |
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We begin to see a new construction at the end of the 19th century. It is an ankle strap shoe with a center support post. We first see them as a dress shoe patent leather shoe (1890s). But we see very few until the 20th century. . Initially this strap shoe was worn by both boys and girls, but it became seen as a girl's dress shoe over time, commonly worn throufgout the 20th century. The same construction was adopted as a sandal in the late-1900s decade. The major difference being the leather material and the sole. The sandal had ordinary often brown leather and a more substantial sole. The boys did wear this style to school as a sandal. In gact it became a standard school garment. The sandal version came to be called school sandals. They were very connonly wirn after World War, but declined in popularity in the late-20th century as sneakers, called trainers became commonly worn by boys.
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