Classic men’s vintage slippers in leather, silk, velvet or cloth make great gifts for the holidays. From the turn of the century until the mid-century, men’s slippers came in a few traditional styles, usually in brown leather.
The opera slipper had deep V cutouts on the side, while the Romeo slipper was a bootie with elastic inset panels on the sides.
The slip-on loafer or smoking shoe is the most common today and back in style in fancy velvets, damask, or patent leather. Fuzzy moccasin slippers took root in the 1920s, but didn’t gain popularity until the 1940s on onward.
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Images of Vintage Men’s Slippers
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- 1920 leather slippers- opera, romeo, everett with pipe motif, Hi-Lo, Everetts
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- 1928 leather or cloth slippers
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- 1928 men’s slippers
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- 1920 men smoking in a house coat with felt wool slippers, motifs of smoking and hunting
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- 1937 men’s slippers
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- 1937 mens slippers
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- 1941 fuzzy slippers, leather slippers
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- 1942 men’s slippers
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- 1943 men’s house slippers
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- 1946 men’s slippers- loafer, opera, romeo
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- 1947 Mens night slippers
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- 1955 Men’s house slippers
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- 1955 men’s slippers
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- 1958 slippers
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- 1969 slippers
New Men’s Vintage Slippers
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