Why Is No One Talking About 1930s Shoes?

watch me simp over 90 year old shoes for almost 15 min straight
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I start showing shoes around 2:30 just in case you got bored with the intro. also lol I just noticed, when I was talking about shoes looking like Vans I actually meant the ones on the next image

[tiredthesbian]

My favorite thing about that curved heel design is that it’s meant to actually correctly distribute the weight of your body over the foot healthily—a lot of modern heels have the heel right under the very back end of the heel, not centered under it, so rather than the weight being actually centered under the fleshy part of your heel that is used to taking and cushioning weight, all of your weight is shifted back and pinpointed in that one spot, basically just on the back of the bone. And that’s why modern heels hurt so damn much!

[just-trying-my-best-everyday]

Plot twist: Karolina was actually alive when these shoes first appeared.

[heathercontois]

I like the old 20's-40's shoes. They were designed to last and women had to be able to wear them longer and actually walk in the longer.

[elly]

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[vinnybonboot]

I am a large, burly, bearded man. My style consists of jeans and flannel in winter; cargo shorts and Hawaiian shirts in the summer. But I'll be DAMNED if I don't appreciate a good curved pump with those absolutely adorable ruffled wings.

[RR]

My grandfather was a shoemaker during this time. My father still has one of his old advertisements and the shoes were so beautiful. My dad explained the customer would chose the shoe from the catalog then my grandfather would make that to fit their foot.

[jolenereed]

Nobody:
Karolina: tHeY hAd tHE mOsT dELIciOus CurVEs

[nikitawyllie-cinemastitch]

I'm a fledgling shoemaker and a Karolina fan. I hit that like so fast I strained a muscle.

[lauracapelete]

Why is no one talking about how great Karolina looks in glasses?

[sarahgoldberg]

As a former pedorthist who used to teach shoe construction - the first two drool-worthy shoes are made with a curved shank, and the top line is curved in more than most shoes are today. Making the heel like this is a giant pain in the ass, but it means that, if the heel counter hits your foot correctly, the heel will not slip, which is virtually impossible to achieve with heels unless they have a strap or are too small for the foot. Also, if the curve of the shank lines up correctly, which it looks like it was designed for that, the shoe will actually support the arch, which is rare in heels, because when you raise the heel, a person's arch height generally gets higher. Finally, the angle of the heel is underslung. If the balance is wrong, it could break when a person steps off a curb, but if the designer got it just right, then the wearer won't feet a jolt of impact when her foot hits the ground, and there will be less slapping from the heel to the ball, making it reasonably easy to walk in, even though the heel looks fairly high (I'd guess about 8 cm).

[ayoderable]

Can we start a petition to get Karolina her own colab with American dutchess like Bernadette? Please?

[skeinofadifferentcolor]

"Don't lower your expectations just because this is what people serve you." Love it!

[xexoize]

Conspiracy theory: Karolina is a vampire and thus she knows so much bout fashion from different eras, *cause she was alive during all of them*

[mmmm-d]

finally. someone genuinely and enthusiastically talking about cool-ass shoes and their aesthetics without mentioning brand or whatever

[imptwitch]

"Don't lower your expectations just because this is what some people serve you."
That's some gold star life advice right there.

[linlomox]

me literally never thinking about shoes
Karoline: 'we all want these shoes'
me: 'yeah we do!!'

[diekje]

Alternative title: a love letter to 1930’s shoes

[TheKinseth]

Honestly, the art deco aesthetic is criminally underrated.

[jenna_maria]

The round toes, the flexible curves, the well-centred heel... it just makes sense! If I see one more picture of a v-shaped dangerous stiletto heel that doesn’t do anything for your body except for hurting it, I’m gonna lose it