Anyone interested give the podcast Dressed a listen. They have a great episode on shoes and fashion that came out of France during the Nazi blockade during WW2. It was the reason cork, block, and plastic heels came into being in western fashion because leather was rationed so much that people could hardly repair or get new shoes, so they found alternatives in materials that were more available.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this! It really makes me wonder. I am sure that voice was recorded way back when, not recently. I'm going to look into it.
I had all sorts of clips for my black pumps! I could dress them up or wear to off with a black bow. The bows came in all sorts of colors…genius…I love that..
Thank you. What they don't say is that the ones which go to a narrow point caused permanent damage to the toes, permanently making them cross over and be very uncomfortable. Also bunions.
I’ve seen too many parodies and mockery’s that when I do watch genuine advertisements or programs from the past I can’t help but think it’s fake, it’s hard to unshake.
i am more than sure it was done back then. a lot of times they would use the same guy with the same voice. for example, most movie trailers in the 90s and 2000s used to use the same guys voice.... hahaha :)
It seems that in every video it's the same narrator. If so, was the narration done recently or did they actually use the same one for everything, back then?
My sister could wear 6 inch stiletto heels and look elegant as she walked. Not that she waked far in them. From a car to a restaurant and later back to a car. She would say that certain shoes were to look pretty and sit down. Not to walk about or dance.
forgive my poor english. due to the fact that chinese women used to bind their feet, their feet are much smaller. so the sole may not seen so poking to the feet. and these are weard by the women from man nationality. they like to wear long gown, so you know the shoes for. and the noise while walking could scare the snake... they believed so. the most funny part is that they found women wearing these would swing their arms more heavily.... made them look more charming while walking....
@@sijiachen8327 Foot binding was in China mostly before WWII, for I am not mistaken. Never heard of it done elsewhere. We were taught it was to stop women from running away.
Fun fact: They don't walk like that (in the video) they don't point their feet down to the ground. They would balance themselves on that pile, they will have one assistant to help them sustain their balance while walking. (Note that these shoes aren't normally worn, it was for nobles.)
I want to learn how to make shoes. O,o I've got too big feet for "normal" shoes for women. I feel like a transvestite from time to time, needing freaking huge shoes. All of theese shoes are adorable! I want to make that swan lake shoe.
@whattwowhat I see. They are really similar, but I do see the difference now that you have pointed it out. They are indeed as similar as those movie trailer dark misterious men voices. I see how they could have set a standard easily. Thank you for taking the time to explain my doubt.
Fashion back then was designed for people to wear it. Fashion designers today are only interested in outdoing other fashion designers with no interest in the consumer.
Only by the jealous - except for the Chinese shoes which with footbinding stopped women from running away. Oh, and those which were curled over from the toes. Who would want them? Fact is, fashion are a merry go round world over. What was there comes here and vice versa. Have you seen footwear throughout history? 😁
