Figure 1.--The most common color for sandals were various brown shades. Red was a popular color for younger children. Here two boys are dressed up with red sandals, but we believe it was more of a play than a dress up shoe. This photograph is undated, but was probanly taken in the late 1950s. |
Sandals were made in different colors. Our assessment is somewhat limited here because many available photographs are black and white. The most common color was various shades of brown, similar to shoes. School sandals were normlly done in brown shdes. We have also noted various shades of blue. Generally this was a dark blue, but we have seen younger children wearing light-blue sandals. We have not noted black sandals, although this was a common color for strap shoes. We have noted, however, white sandals. There were also red shoes, often worn by younger children. We have seen other colors, but they were not very common.
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