*** American mail order catalogs with boys clothes -- 1892 : footwear








Best & Co. Catalog: Footwear (1892-93)

footwear
Figure 1.--There were low-cut shoes in Ameica as ell. The photographic record, however,suggests that most children and adults of both genders wore high-top shoes. The Best catalog shows low-cut on offer. Notice that some were spdcuialkised like for dancing or the gym.

The photographic record orimarily shows American children and adults wearing high-top shoes. But low-cut shoes did exist. This was characteristic of the United States. We see these hightoop shoes in Europe, but they were not standard in Europe. We see Europeans wearing both high-top and low-cut shoes. There were low-cut shoes in Ameica as ell. The photographic record, however,suggests that most children and adults of both genders wore high-top shoes. The Best catalog shows low-cut on offer. Notice that some were spdcuialkised like for dancing or the gym.







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