tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post170076903157768771..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Height of Fashion: Slap Sole ShoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-39538895671869774142017-03-13T01:53:51.238-04:002017-03-13T01:53:51.238-04:00I would think it would be no different from the Sl...I would think it would be no different from the Slapping sound of Flip-flops of today or the clack clack clack of high heels on tile. <br /><br />I often wonder if perhaps the reason for the attached format of the former chopine was more practical in some manner. <br /><br />I just think of other useful reasons that today's researcher might not recognize, but someone from a time when the streets were muck & filth -- and Ladies of status sought to stay clear of it all -- let us consider the act of getting in & out of a carriage with the shoe & unattached platform. Getting in a carriage or out WITH merely a volumous dress can be a challenge. Add to this a shoe in a shoe! I'd vote for the two to become one, myself!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491813849803049387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-31630568841136789302014-04-19T03:12:54.962-04:002014-04-19T03:12:54.962-04:00You basically just copied that description from th...You basically just copied that description from the Bata museum. You should have at least acknowledged that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53011683215479773702010-08-30T23:34:27.921-04:002010-08-30T23:34:27.921-04:00How funny! When I was a kid growing up in Hawaii,...How funny! When I was a kid growing up in Hawaii, we wore flip flops everywhere, but we called them slaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46016656058497419762010-08-28T18:42:22.600-04:002010-08-28T18:42:22.600-04:00I saw these very shoes first-hand in May while vis...I saw these very shoes first-hand in May while visiting the shoe museum. The slap soles and chopines were the highlight of my trip there!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68576470418171381382010-08-28T13:53:18.791-04:002010-08-28T13:53:18.791-04:00Totally, totally hot, and too sexy. I can see thes...Totally, totally hot, and too sexy. I can see these on the runway in Paris or NYC. I never guessed antique shoes could be so amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-35526414249273404152010-08-27T15:57:54.692-04:002010-08-27T15:57:54.692-04:00Nope, Sir John Suckling must not have been listeni...Nope, Sir John Suckling must not have been listening when this lady came clattering down the hall. My guess is that it must sound like a combination of high heels with hard flip-flops. No sneaking around in these....Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-37344336112035323822010-08-27T12:24:39.798-04:002010-08-27T12:24:39.798-04:00So I'm guessing these wouldn't be the shoe...So I'm guessing these wouldn't be the shoes of choice for a mistress sneaking into her lover's room at night?Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-5677318548850445172010-08-27T11:07:12.607-04:002010-08-27T11:07:12.607-04:00So much for
Her feet beneath her petticoat
Like l...So much for <br />Her feet beneath her petticoat<br />Like little mice stole in and out!<br />(Sir John Suckling, 1641)Chris Woodyardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-23531580632303790292010-08-27T08:38:24.165-04:002010-08-27T08:38:24.165-04:00So awesome! I'd wear them in a heartbeat. Tho ...So awesome! I'd wear them in a heartbeat. Tho I bet they WERE loud!Miss Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690141344818238274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-35236215404667995162010-08-27T00:20:59.713-04:002010-08-27T00:20:59.713-04:00Wow! I have never heard of slap-sole shoes. The pa...Wow! I have never heard of slap-sole shoes. The pair in the photo are Beautiful! Thanks for the history lesson.andrew1860https://www.blogger.com/profile/09302166776668727094noreply@blogger.com