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sliding back in fashion
slides mules, and backless shoes
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Slides, mules, backless shoes, they’re back…
But to some women did slide shoes ever go away?
Slides, the women's shoe to literally take a stance on.
Admittedly, there are some stale pairs of slides in my closet—some rather
over-priced pairs, barely worn, yet intrinsically classic backless beauties that
I cannot make it out of the house wearing without thinking, do I look like one
of the them?
You know the club of women of a certain
age who think clanking around in slides is a sign of sex appeal to an
otherwise drab wardrobe, usually involving a pink cardigan. There is typically
an over-processed hair color and geranium lipstick involved too. Frankly, I
prefer footwear that doesn’t cause a racket when walking down a flight of stairs
or an excess of callus build-up from its
pounding on the ball of my foot—but, I’m a minority on this shoe trend.
They definitely have been off the radar for the fashion set, but back in
suburbia slides and mules never faltered. One has to wonder if retailers
clamored for their fashionable “return” as the “money” shoes for the legions of
women who just won’t give up slides and mules. Then there’s always the
generation who never had to think about getting their pants hem caught underfoot
or wearing hose with backless shoes as a fashion
no-no, let alone a slippery disaster waiting to happen.
 Back
on trend:
‘Nuff said, the modern backless shoe is hot for spring and has redeemed itself
to be on the must-have list for many a fashionista and what with Donna Karan
and Prada producing some of the most drool-worthy slides, why not?
On the plus side, the slide shoe trend works rather stylishly with the
new femininity in fashion this
spring as well as elongating the leg to breathless lengths when worn with an
above the knee skirt or slim leg pants.
Look for slides that play up the safari trend in with mixed skins and
textures or a nice chunky platform,
stacked heel mule to balance a more athletic frame. The kitten heel, strappy
slide looks right again with the floral prints that abound this season,
and a taupe platform slide down plays all
 those brights. There’s a bounty
of beautiful styles out there and to a shoe-junkie, even I may indulge in a pair
of slides or two!
Note to those considering those fabu, floor grazing dresses this season,
a high-heeled backless shoe worn with it will only conjure up the image of
Cousin Tilly from Toledo attending an afternoon wedding at Orville’s Lick and
Pick— not pretty. Also not pretty, is squeezing into slides a size to small so
your heel hangs off the back—nasty, nasty.
Please pledge to readdress this shoe style with style… pretty please!!!
--March 2, 2008
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