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Vintage Dancer | 1940s Fashion | 1940s Shoes Styles for Women History

1940s Shoes Styles for Women History

1940s Fashion History

18 Nov 2013
Window shopping for shoes, 1939

Window shopping for shoes, 1939

What 1940s outfit could be complete without the perfect pair of shoes? In the 1940s, shoes were, like everything else, very practical.

Shoes were very chunky by today’s standards, with a blunt toe box, stacked square heel (2-3 inches), thick decorations like bows and flowers, and thick wedge or platform soles .  Since WWII efforts required all available leather, 1940s shoes were commonly made of heavy fabrics, straw, cork, rope, and reptile skins. Colors were brown, black, olive green, and light tan during the war years, with a splash of patriotic reds, whites, greens, and blues in the summer as well as pre and post wartime.

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Rationing was in effect during the war, and women could not purchase more than 3 pairs of leather shoes in the USA. In Britain, women had up to 40 coupons to spend per year with shoes costing around 5 coupons each. Leather soles with fabric or alternative material shoes were not restricted.

1945 Ration-Free shoes 1940s shoes fashions WW2 at VinatgeDancer

1945 Ration-Free Shoes Made of Cloth and Faux-leather (rayon)

What set women’s 1940s shoes apart from other decades were the handful of styles that were very popular. The following ten styles were the most common during the forties and are still readily found today. After reading the article, be sure to check out the 1940s style shoes page to shop for your very own pair of forties shoes. 

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  • 1940s Oxford Shoes
  • Slingback Shoes
  • Slip In Pumps
  • 1940s Peep Toes
  • Ankle Straps and Mary Janes
  • Wedges & Platforms
  • Espadrilles
  • Sandals
  • Saddle Shoes
  •  Loafers and Moccasins
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1940s Oxford Shoes

For day wear, the stacked heel lace-up Oxford was the shoe that could be worn with anything. They were sturdy, practical, long lasting, and comfortable enough to wear around the house, when running errands, and for working jobs. Everyone had at least one pair in brown or black. They were minimally decorated with only some accent materials, such as patent leather or reptile skin, on the toes and heels and small holes called broguing that perforated the vamp or sides.

1945 oxford shoes women's footwear 1940s at VintageDancer
1945 oxford shoes
1940s oxford shoes women 1940s at VintageDancer
1946 oxford shoes

Oxford shoe heels were 1.5-3 inches high in Cuban or medium-stacked-leather heel shapes. The vamp was quite high on the foot, covering as much skin as possible. As the decade moved to thinner styles, the vamp moved down as well. High heel “walking oxfords” were ideally worn for dressy outings ans street-wear while low, almost flat oxfords were perfect around the house or sport shoes. They moccasin toe oxford was especially trendy with teenagers.

1949 low heel oxfords for teenagers

1949 low heel moc oxfords for teenagers

Many professional or uniformed occupations required women to wear walking oxfords such as nurses, maids, beauticians, waitresses, teachers and some office jobs. The no-frills oxford was the ideal, practical shoe for any occasion and nearly any outfit.

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1942 oxford shoe for nurses and working women

1942 oxford shoe for nurses and working women

Today, heeled Oxfords have been back in style for a few years. Even the heels are stacked like they were in the 1940s! Pick up a pair to wear with your 1940s day dress or your everyday jeans — they look great with both!

Shop all oxfords shoes. 

Slingback Shoes

The sling-back or bare-back shoe was another daywear style, as well as an evening pump. It had a rounded front, sometimes with a small peep-toe opening, and a strap attached with a buckle around the back of the heel.  Evening shoes had taller heels, while day shoes could be as low as 1/4 inch or with a wedge sole. They were usually plain shoes without decoration or detail.

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1945 daytime slingback shoes
1946 dressy slingback shoes
1946 dressy slingback shoes

The beauty was in the simple, understated elegance of showing off a woman’s heel. They were considered a sexy shoe and well loved by pinup girls and Hollywood starlets. Shelly Winters infamously referred to this style as a “fuck-me” shoe, not because they attracted men, but because this was a phrase she said while prying the tight heels off her aching feet each night.

1945 peep toe bow top slingback heels

1945 peep toe fancy top  bare back heels

Many women took issue with wearing slingbacks and peep toe heels because they exposed stocking seams.  Peep toes remained small for this reason, and slingbacks were usually worn in evenings when long skirts hid backseams. Eventually, manufacturers made reinforced heel and toe stockings to solve the problem.

1949 Slingback heels with peep toe
1949 Slingback heels with peep toe
1949 slingback shoes with toe decor
1949 slingbacks with toe decor

Sling-backs have never left fashion since the ’40s. What makes new styles more forties than others is the chunky square heel or wedge sole, thick straps, plain dark colors, and a possible peep toe.

1948 Platform, peep toe, moccasin top slingback shoes

1948 Platform, peep toe, moccasin top slingback shoes

Slip In Pumps

Non-strap pumps were worn as well, in the same style as the sling-back. Pumps and sling-backs were often decorated with various types of bows attached onto the front of the shoe, and could also be decorated with perforations and cut outs. Detachable shoe clips were a great way to dress up a plain pump for daywear or be removed for evening wear in long dresses. Most came in black, brown or navy blue shade with a taller than average heel height- between 2 and 2- 3/4 inches. Heels tended toward the more curved Louis heel rather then the chunky Cuban heel.

1940s womens shoes pumps with bows
1941 bow top summer pumps
1945 pumps with detachable shoe clips
1945 pumps with detachable shoe clips

The two tone “spectator” combination was a trendy way to make pumps more casual and sporty. Brown and white was very popular, with blue and white a close second. Black and white becoming more common as the decade progressed. The heel and two with dark with a wingtip toe box and white body. They looked great neutral suits and plain dresses.

1942 spectator pumps heel shoes brown and white womens 40s shoes
1942 spectator pumps
1947 spectator pumps shoes two tone heels wonens footwear
1947 spectator pumps

 

What makes 1940s pumps so “vintage” today is once again the stacked heel and blunt toe but also the amount of material. Notice how high the sides go up and the toes are covered (no toe cleavage!) Most modern pumps barely have any material covering the foot. Pumps in the 1940s were modest even while being pretty.

1943 "spectator pump" below with a "dressy pump" above."

1943 “spectator pump” below with a “dressy pump” above.”

The exception to the modest pump was the open-shank D’Orsay pump. It was ideally worn with the newer slim-line suits and dresses, matching the hardly there silhouette. They came in black patent leather or white suede.

1944 Open-shank pump with circle cutouts shoes heels
1944 Open-shank pump with circle cutouts
1944 Plain Open-shank pump dressy evening heels shoes
1944 Plain Open-shank pump

 

1940s Peep Toes

Besides the wedge, the peep toe shoe is by far the most “forties.” 1930s shoes dabbled with exposing skin with cut outs and brogue perforations on dressy sandal-heels, but the ’40s were the first decade to expose the toe on every kind of shoe available.

1940s vintage peep toe shoes

1940s Peep Toe Shoes

 

Expose might be too strong of a word. There was a small hole at the toe of the shoe but the toes were hardly seen. A visible toe would have been just too “sexy” for the conservative values of the day. The small peep toe was just enough to be cute, but not vulgar.

Peep toes were found on pumps, slingbacks, wedges, loafers, sandals, flats and even slippers. Both casual and formal shoes embraced the peek-a-boo toe.

1946 dressy peep toe shoes
1946 dressy peep toe shoes
1947 casual peep toe shoes
1947 casual peep toe shoes

Trendy peep toe shoes today tend to be larger open toe designs. To be authentic, try to find small peep toes and other elements of ’40s shoes with adorable but large decorations, such as bows and flowers.

Ankle Straps and Mary Janes

For the evenings, sandal-shoes often had straps around the ankle or across the upper foot.  The high ankle strap was mostly a formal afternoon or evening style. The style that favored the sexy ankle strap also favored less materials. Deeper cut-outs on the side of the shoe, multiple thin straps, an exposed heel, and a larger peep toe all added to the sleek nighttime romantic design.

1944 ankle strap heels shoes womens 1940s

1944 ankle strap heels

Ankle straps could be attached to pumps, peep toes and wedges. They are associated with shoes of the second half of the decade where clothing was more feminine and longer, calling attention to a dainty foot. In summer, they were the perfect design for security+sandal.

1942 high strap heels with peep toes
1942 high strap heels with peep toes
1947 "comfort" ankle strap shoes women heels black white
1947 “comfort” ankle straps

1949 low wedge, high strap sandals
1949 low wedge, high strap sandals
1948 summer sandals with ankle straps shoes 1940s women summer
1948 summer sandals with ankle straps

 

Straps were thin compared to most other 1940s shoes and growing in numbers and placements closer to the 1950s. Cross straps, diagonal straps, multiple straps each made an appearance in the 1940s.

1949 cross wrap heels

1949 cross wrap heels

Both ankle strap and sandal-heel shoes are very easy to find today. As long as the heel is thick and decoration minimal, it will be right in line with the 1940s.

 

Wedges & Platforms

The most iconic of all 1940s shoes must be the wedge or wedgie shoe. The thick sole with raised heel was certainly sturdy, yet also sexy since it raised the heel and shaped a woman’s leg nicely.  They could semi fomral but leaned toward the casual, especially in summer. Wedges combined with many other iconic ’40s styles, such as a sling-back strap, peep toe, ankle strap, loafers, or lace up oxfords.

1947 fun summer wedge heel shoes
1947 fun summer wedge heel shoes
1940 summer wedgies
1940 summer wedgies

1940s vintage wedge shoes

1944 Summer Wedges in Peep Toe Slingback and Ankle Strap Styles

Fabric covered the wooden wedge heel and matched the upper material too. Formal shoes could also have a wedge heel when made of all black patent leather or suede.  Wedge heel heights were mostly low or reasonable walking heights. They were a favorite shoe for the entire decade.

1949 simple low wedge shoes 1940s 1950s footwear

1949 simple low wedge shoes

Platforms began in the late 1930s as a beach shoe with a thin 1/8 to 1/2 inch sole. When Carmen Miranda became a movie star, so did her beloved platform shoes. American women jumped on the fad from 1945 till 1948. The British caught on in 1947. The French, however, had been wearing them with ultra tall soles for most of the decade. The typical platform height was only an inch or two at the most. When paired with a 3 inch heel, the overall raise of the arch was only an inch or so, making them appear tall yet still easy to walk in.

1948 wedges, casual 1940s shoes women vintage style
1948 wedges, casual
1948 platforms heels, dressy shoes for women 1940s
1948 platforms heels, dressy

Since then, wedgies and platforms have come in and out of fashion.  They became popular in the 1970s and again in the early 2000s, although the heels tended to be much higher.

1948 platform sandal heels womens 1940s shoes almost 1950s

1948 platform sandal heels

Espadrilles

During the summer, leather or canvas cloth wedge espadrilles became a big hit. They had a closed or open peep toe and laces that would wrap up the vamp and up and around the ankle. Teenagers had fun trying all the different way to tie them.

1943 red leather espadrille sandals 1940s women WW2
1943 red leather espadrilles
1943 brown leather espadrille platform shoes 1940s vintage shoes
1943 brown leather espadrille platform shoes

1943 striped cotton "air sandals" and canvas espadrilles sandals shoes
1943 striped cotton “air sandals” and canvas espadrilles
1948 canvas air sandals
1948 woven air sandals

An equally popular summer sandal were foam sole “air sandals” with a woven or striped cotton foot and stretch ankle straps. They were festive, exotic, and colorful beach shoes that were “light as air” to walk in.

Occasionally there were straw or canvas wedge sandals with espadrille laces or ankle straps. Straw or woven fabric, called the California construction method, was used to make sandals in bright colors: red, blue, yellow, green. They almost always had a thick platform or wedge sole. The idea was that the platform would sink into the sand but keep the foot dry. These trended to be souvenir purchases at popular beach-side destinations.

1948 straw wedge sandals

1948 straw wedge sandals

Today’s wedge espadrilles tend to be styled on later decades, with thick laces wrapped up the leg and tied in a big bow. The 1940s versions had thinner laces and tied lower on the foot. Even so, many pin up styles embrace the modern espadrille and make it look very vintage!

 

Sandals

The vintage 1940s sandal was not limited to espadrilles or air shoes.  Sandals featured the least amount of material, yet true to the ’40s, they still had a chunky appearance with a thick sole, heavy buckles, and wide Mary Jane, X- or T-straps. Sandals were often open toe but could also feature large cutouts on the vamp, allowing for air to circulate.

Unlike dressy sandals, casual sandals were made up in plain leather colors (black, grey, white, brown) and an almost flat rubber sole. Shoes made of cotton canvas allowed for more color choices that could coordinate with an outfit.

1945 canvas summer sandals
1945 canvas summer sandals
1946 summer sandals
1946 summer sandals

1948 sandals women shoe summer
1948 sandals
1945 dressy sandals
1948 dressy sandals

The huarache style sandal was the one look that had many woven thin straps.  They would become much more common in the 1950s, in more traditional waves and shapes. Read more about the history of vintage sandals. 

1943 huarache sandal with ankle ties

1943 huarache sandal with ankle ties

Classic retro sandals are coming back in fashion. I recently found two ’40s style sandals on a shopping trip to my local shoe store. Keep an eye out for wedge sandals, low platform sandals and espadrilles this summer.

Saddle Shoes

1940s Brown and White saddle shoes

1940s Saddle Shoes

Saddle shoes were sporty white lace-up Oxford shoes with a darker colored panel in the middle of the shoe, usually in brown, black or navy. The sole was low with a very small heel and thick rubber brown sole (almost white by the end of the decade) was a casual shoe worn by mostly youth and teens, although many women enjoyed wearing them at home or for sportswear too. They wore them with dresses, skirts and pants and a pair of bobby socks folded down. Fashionable teens had to make new shoes look dirty — clean shoes were out of style!

Read more about the history of saddle shoes. 

1942 saddle shoes womens teen girls boys tow tone saddle oxford shoes
1942 saddle shoes
1949 saddle shoes with a light sole
1949 saddle shoes with a light sole

Today’s saddle shoes are almost all black and white, an iconic style of 1950s shoes. The brown/white pattern will be more difficult to find. Stick to the classic two tone colors and avoid bright pinks, greens and yellows to be more authentic looking. Shop women’s saddle shoes.

1940s Saddle Shoes and White Anklet Socks

1940s Saddle Shoes and White Anklet Socks

 

 Loafers and Moccasins

1943 penny loafers

1943 penny loafers

Like most casual 1940s women’s shoes, loafers were a style of shoe borrowed from the men’s line. They were flat or very low heeled, easy to slip into, very comfortable, and trendy — especially with teens. Many women first started to wear loafers while working factory jobs during the war.  They were so comfortable and practical that they became stylish footwear after the war, too.

The penny loafer style also called the Norwegian loafer featured a strap with a slit in the center placed across the vamp and over the tongue. They were almost always brown or two-tone brown and white worn with socks or bare feet.

1941 loafers shoes casual low heel flats slip on women girls teen shoes 1940s WW2
1941 loafers
1942 loafers and slip-on two-tone shoes casual women's 1940s shoes WW2 Rosie workers
1942 loafers and slip-on two-tone shoes

Other slip-on style shoes such as the lace tied moccasin top, elastic side panel loafer, center seam lounger, and bow tie ballet flat were just a few of the varieties of causal women’s shoes. They came in leather, suede or canvas cloth in summer.

1943 summertime loafers and mocs
1943 summertime loafers and mocs
1944 lace tie mocs
1944 lace tie mocs

1947 casual slip-on flats shoes 1940s women
1947 casual slip-on flats
1949 ballet flats with baby doll toes
1949 ballet flats with baby doll toes

Today’s penny loafers are unchanged from the 1940s. Classic styles still exist and indeed are coming back into fashion again with some updated options, too. For women who can’t wear heels, the classic loafer or moccasin is the perfect 1940s style shoe to wear. Modern ballet flats are easy to find although many are very thin and completely flat instead of having a tiny ’40s heel.

1940s loafers

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1940s snow boots with two top buckles (L) and Royal Vintage repro 1940s "Rosie" boots

1940s snow boots with two top buckles

These are just 10 of the common styles of 1940s shoes for women. There are, of course, other styles like slippers,  winter rain and snow boots and sandals that I didn’t cover here. If you need help learning about shopping for any style of 1940s shoes, please feel free to leave a comment or  contact me for help.

 

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1940s Shoes Styles for Women History Rockport Cobb Hill Collection Aubrey Womens Black Sandal 10 W $99.95 AT vintagedancer.com
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