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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 14:08:30 GMT
Gosh, you are bringing back some memories here. I had the Bass weejuns and the blue earth shoes (before I got classy with the spectator pumps.)
Ha Ha, I know a member of the Bass family. They are rich as all getout. They made a LOT of money from those weejuns. They have the craziest fancy summer mansion in the Hamptons.
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paget
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Post by paget on Aug 16, 2015 14:21:45 GMT
No, never heard of them.
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Post by LisaDV on Aug 16, 2015 14:35:08 GMT
No, I did not. But now that I've seen them, I want a pair. I do know what saddle shoes are.
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Post by liya on Aug 16, 2015 14:59:58 GMT
I knew what they were before I opened the thread.
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Aug 16, 2015 15:04:23 GMT
Yes! I had several pairs before I had children. My feet grew an entire size during my first pregnancy. I had sooooooo many pairs of shoes I could no longer wear. And after her birth, I spent all of my money outfitting my daughter so I never replaced all of those shoes.
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Post by andy on Aug 16, 2015 15:52:33 GMT
I'm 34 and know what they are...because my MIL attempted to insist I wear a pair to my first teaching interview.
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Post by melanell on Aug 16, 2015 16:50:02 GMT
I do. I have never owned a pair, but they have a vintage feel that I love and so I tend to notice when I see them. Now, kitten heels, on the other hand, I had no clue what they were called prior to the peas.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 16:59:13 GMT
Do these count?
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 16, 2015 17:11:37 GMT
Lainey, they sure do and they are beautiful.
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Post by pjaye on Aug 16, 2015 17:13:45 GMT
I had never heard that term before. I would have called them "ladies wing tips"
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Grom Pea
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Post by Grom Pea on Aug 16, 2015 18:11:19 GMT
No but now i want a pair! I got dh the men's version of these to go with his tux for formal night on a cruise. He got lots of compliments. They were inexpensive too since they were basically costume shoes, but they are of decent quality, like they're real shoes, not just covers for your shoes.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 16, 2015 18:23:55 GMT
Do these count? Not too long ago I saw a pair of round toe ones very similar to that. More maryjane looking...and I want them so much that I can hardly stand it. I love the maryjane look.
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linda~lou
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 16, 2015 21:54:25 GMT
My dad had a pair just like these.
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Post by ceepea on Aug 17, 2015 3:25:21 GMT
Yes, I love them-they are classic. I had to wear saddle shoes when I was a cheerleader.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 4:18:16 GMT
Yes, I do. I also would have thought it's something "everyone" knows.
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Aug 17, 2015 5:04:44 GMT
I had the "silhouette" right in my head but the COLOR WRONG! Didn't remember they were two toned.
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Post by CarolinaGirl71 on Aug 17, 2015 5:39:15 GMT
Yes - my mother had several pairs of spectator pumps! And, I loved my saddle shoes in junior and senior high school (I, too, am older than dirt!).
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Post by omarakbt on Aug 17, 2015 5:51:40 GMT
I not only know what they are but I still have a pair of navy and white spectators LOL
Diane
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 17, 2015 15:09:46 GMT
I would just call them spectators, but I definitely know what they are. I had a pair of blue and white ones in the 80's that I loved.
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