Spectator shoe

Men's circa 1930 oxford full brogue spectator shoes

The Spectator shoe (British English: Co-respondent shoe) is a style of low-heeled, oxford, semi-brogue or full brogue constructed from two contrasting colors, typically having the toe and heel cap and sometimes the lace panels in a darker color than the main body of the shoe.^[1][2][3] This style of shoe dates from the nineteenth century but reached the height of popularity during the 1920s and 1930s.^[4]

Common color combinations include a white shoe body with black, brown tan toe and heel caps, but other colors can be used. The spectator is typically an all leather shoe, but can be constructed using a canvas, mesh or suede body.

The saddle shoe, another style of two-tone oxford shoe, can be distinguished from the spectator shoe by noting the saddle shoe's plain toe and distinctive, saddle-shaped decorative panel placed mid foot.

John Lobb, the famous English footwear maker, claimed to have designed the first spectator shoe as a cricket shoe in 1868.^{[citation needed]}

The spectator was originally constructed of willow calf leather and white buck or reverse calf suede. The white portion was sometimes made from a mesh material, for better ventilation in hot weather.^{[citation needed]}

For women, spectator pumps have been considered, during certain periods, to be very high fashion and a kind of dress shoe. After their loss of popularity in the early 1950s, when sling-backed and sandaled, thinner pumps became stylish, they returned to fashion in the early 1980s. Perennially favorite in England, their high-fashion appeal went with the polka-dot and black-and-white, red-and-white, navy-and-white, etc. combination dress ensembles trendy during this time. With their white color, spectator shoes are most appropriate for women's spring and summer wear.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Oxford shoe
• Brogue shoe
• Saddle shoe

Notes

1. ^ Drummond 2010.
2. ^ Matthes 2006, p. 263.
3. ^ Schur, Ehrlich & Ehrlich 2007, p. 87.
4. ^ Benstock & Ferriss 2001, p. 49.

References

• Benstock, Shari; Ferriss, Suzanne, eds (2001). Footnotes: on shoes. Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0813528700. http://books.google.com/books?id=tUK8BP7OOJQC. Retrieved 2010-11-04. "This kind of men's decorative shoe dates from the late nineteenth century but became popular in the 1920s and 1930s." 
• Drummond, Sharon (2010). "History of Footwear - Resources - Glossary". History of Footwear. Ryerson University. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. http://www.webcitation.org/5tEn0nV3V. Retrieved 2010-11-04. "Brogue: A laced shoe with many sections, which are punched and serrated around the edges." 
• Matthes, Betsy Durkin (2006). Dressing the Man You Love: A Woman's Guide to Purchasing, Coordinating, and Caring for His Classic Wardrobe (1st ed.). Shelter Island, New York, United States of America: Peter's Pride Publishing. ISBN 978-0977387830. http://books.google.com/books?id=qA1v1ZLuf-kC. Retrieved 2010-11-04. "A two-toned oxford shoe with either semi- or full- brougueing." 
• Schur, Norman W.; Ehrlich, Eugene H.; Ehrlich, Richard (2007) [1987]. British English A to Zed (Third, revised and updated ed.). New York, New York, United States of America: Facts On File, Inc.. ISBN 978-0816064564. http://books.google.com/books?id=7nWODyE7n50C. Retrieved 2010-11-04. "The flashy, disreputable type, usually in brown and white" 

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