“It’s the ‘hardy perennial’ of shoe fashions… ever smart…ever now!,” claimed a 1930s description for brown and white saddle shoes. If there ever was a 21st century shoe that was always in style it was the saddle shoe. It is an icon of vintage style today.

The classic black and white saddle shoe is an icon of the 1950s although it started in the 1920s and remained popular till the 1970s. Saddle is a white or light color lace up oxford shoe with black or dark color band around the middle. Teenagers were especially fond on wearing saddle shoes.

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

They Wore Saddle Shoes

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