It was in the 1930's, when talking movies and the golden age of Hollywood was just peeping onto the scene when the Mary Jane shoe was first introduced into the fashion world. It was a time more innocent, modest and conservative, and a time when shoes were closed toed. It wouldn't be until the 1040's that peep toe wedge shoes would make their way into the fashion world, with mass appeal.
Young girls and women sat mesmerized by the beauty and fashion of iconic superstars. Watching them dance and twirl, young women began emulating their fashion ensembles. They began seeking out the closed toed Mary Jane shoes.
It was in the 1940's, that the Mary Jane shoe was updated to include a wedge heel. This made it a popular and sought after shoe, and its mass appeal was nearly unheard of. Its comfort was also previously unseen.
As World War II had encompassed a world, it changed the landscape of the working world for women. Women were forced, during this era, to break with past rules dictating social and family life, and venture into a new world for them. One that would include entering the work force and accomplishing the same jobs male counterparts had once completed. With this fact came women seeking new styles in fashion, looking for practicality and comfort.
After the war, the peep toe became extremely popular, opening the shoe just enough to be fashionable, while still safe enough to work in. Hollywood bombshells and pin up girls were also wearing them. The sling-back sandal was also sought after during this era, as the back of the shoe also became open.
While today it might be laughable that open toed shoes would be considered socially unacceptable, or immoral, during the era of the 1940's, that is exactly what happened. They represented freedom to some. To others, a break from conservative rules of the era, that included wearing a closed toe shoe even when wearing a bathing suit.
The Mary Jane was the first to break that conservative mold, and offered women a more pleasing and comfortable shoe. While fashionable, the shoe, with its open toed defiance and independence was considered shocking to some. And yet, to many others, represented a type of fashion freedom not previously known.
Many years have come and gone since those days, and fashion has changed and adapted to the needs of women along the way. The 1970's brought a renewed interest in the wedge heel, and even more recently today the peep toe has become increasingly popular. Today low heeled and high heeled wedges can be found, with any variety of styles and adornments. They range from the economical to the very expensive, from the practical to high glamor.
The mass appeal of the peep toe wedge shoes continues to offer women style, affordability and comfort. They appeal to a side variety of women, from the young to mature. They offer a type of comfort often second to none when compared to other heel styles. Perhaps one of the reasons they were recently introduced into fashionable boot styles with unparallelled success.
Young girls and women sat mesmerized by the beauty and fashion of iconic superstars. Watching them dance and twirl, young women began emulating their fashion ensembles. They began seeking out the closed toed Mary Jane shoes.
It was in the 1940's, that the Mary Jane shoe was updated to include a wedge heel. This made it a popular and sought after shoe, and its mass appeal was nearly unheard of. Its comfort was also previously unseen.
As World War II had encompassed a world, it changed the landscape of the working world for women. Women were forced, during this era, to break with past rules dictating social and family life, and venture into a new world for them. One that would include entering the work force and accomplishing the same jobs male counterparts had once completed. With this fact came women seeking new styles in fashion, looking for practicality and comfort.
After the war, the peep toe became extremely popular, opening the shoe just enough to be fashionable, while still safe enough to work in. Hollywood bombshells and pin up girls were also wearing them. The sling-back sandal was also sought after during this era, as the back of the shoe also became open.
While today it might be laughable that open toed shoes would be considered socially unacceptable, or immoral, during the era of the 1940's, that is exactly what happened. They represented freedom to some. To others, a break from conservative rules of the era, that included wearing a closed toe shoe even when wearing a bathing suit.
The Mary Jane was the first to break that conservative mold, and offered women a more pleasing and comfortable shoe. While fashionable, the shoe, with its open toed defiance and independence was considered shocking to some. And yet, to many others, represented a type of fashion freedom not previously known.
Many years have come and gone since those days, and fashion has changed and adapted to the needs of women along the way. The 1970's brought a renewed interest in the wedge heel, and even more recently today the peep toe has become increasingly popular. Today low heeled and high heeled wedges can be found, with any variety of styles and adornments. They range from the economical to the very expensive, from the practical to high glamor.
The mass appeal of the peep toe wedge shoes continues to offer women style, affordability and comfort. They appeal to a side variety of women, from the young to mature. They offer a type of comfort often second to none when compared to other heel styles. Perhaps one of the reasons they were recently introduced into fashionable boot styles with unparallelled success.
