SOPHISTICATED
LADY Jan 22, 2007
" Most of her inventive
clothing is stocked in closets in Paris and Venice, she said.
Among her collection, friends said, are three notable African
dresses from Yves Saint Laurent in the 1960s and a green fox coat
from the '70s. But for this stateside interview, she rustled up a
pair of brownish tweed-like trousers, a white blouse, an orange
leather jacket and two jade necklaces from Chinatown. One of them
has beads the size of jawbreakers; the other is a rectangular
medallion the size of an... (San Francisco Chronicle)
I'll
pass on the penguins Dec 5, 2006
Jil
Sander black leather oxfords (and I didn't spell the "Jil" wrong,
in case you're in the market). They were what the pathetically
infamous O.J. Simpson would describe as "ugly-a-shoes." The
ultimate question, however, is this. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Dating:
Messiness a turn off? Oct 4, 2006
Your
Timberlands to his tie-up oxfords. That s how he does it. (Atlanta
Journal-Constitution)
Parents
have it harder these days Sep 3, 2006
My
horrible brown oxfords, two pleated skirts and two or three
sweaters and blouses had to last until June 30. In the late '80s,
my daughters practically lived in jogging suits. (Toronto Star --
Life)
Page
H. OnoratoBack to school, then and now Aug 31,
2006
We, too, had new school clothes - plaid, puff-sleeved
cotton dresses with sashes, white ankle socks and saddle shoes for
the girls, corduroy britches, neat checked shirts with collars and
brown leather oxfords for the boys. No jeans allowed; likewise
T-shirts, shorts or flip-flops. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Neither
Here Nor There: The first day of school
08-13-2006 Aug 14, 2006
brown oxfords
that laced up ... I longed for black and white saddle oxfords and
to wear my black Mary Jane Sunday school shoes to school ...
Probably those brown oxfords cost more than the impractical flats
I wanted, but my parents insisted that the oxfords would make my
feet grow straight and strong. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Is
your boss a Prada devil? Jul 4, 2006
My
standard work uniform is a pair of khakis, some oxfords or monk
strap shoes and a polo shirt or button-down oxford. Pretty
predictable and easy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Thanks,
Dad: Lessons that wear well Jun 17,
2006
"Dad could never get us to wear saddle oxfords. I
would take tennis shoes for me and my brother. Then, when we
arrived at the resort, there would be Dad and we had to put on
those saddle oxfords, which were hard on your feet.". As for
teaching sons Pano Alexander King Karatassos, 5, and Lucas King
Karatassos, 2, about fashion, Karatassos said, "Clothes reflect
who you are. As my sons grow up and develop their own style, I
hope they remember this.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution --
Living)
WHAT
WERE THE '50S, REALLY? Bobby soxers, cheap gas, and a strong
economy were the norm Jun 14, 2006
White
suede oxfords, not recently cleaned and otherwise known as "dirty
bucks," were in as saddle oxfords were moving out. Girls wore
white cotton sox with their shoes, called bobby sox and whence the
name "bobby soxers.". (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Shopping
for Answers: Kiwi polish keeps white shoes
white Jun 14, 2006
DEAR JANET:
Interestingly, back in the 1970s, I was a high school cheerleader
who wore saddle oxfords (black and white lace-ups) instead of
athletic shoes. We were required to keep the "white" part of the
shoe pristine and the "black" part shiny. (Sacramento Bee --
Lifestyle)
'Kinky
Boots' May 19, 2006
Charlie orders his
skeptical employees to set aside the brogues and oxfords they've
produced for generations and cut and stitch flashy red leather,
thigh-high boots with spiky heels. Charlie has his eyes on
introducing the line in Milan, but there's no guarantee Cinderella
will make it to the fashion ball or that the slipper will fit.
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The
Clotheshorse Whisperer Apr 27, 2006
They
were just a pair of regular shoes, like oxfords almost. It's the
principle: They are made to the exact specifications of your foot.
(Style.com -- Trends)
The
essential Tommy Hilfiger Designer tells us what we should be
wearing Mar 16, 2006
Health & Fitness
Weddings House & Home Fashion Relationships Message Boards
Shopping Yellow Pages. Despite his beginnings in a 1970s gulch of
counterculture fashion, Tommy Hilfiger has spent the past 15 years
designing clothes that borrow from the moneyed casualness of the
preppy elite. (Boston Globe)
Jackson's
closing after almost 43 years Jan 26,
2006
Dance shoes ranged from ballroom T-straps to tap
oxfords. The shop also stocked sandals, dress shoes and fits for
larger feet. (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
The
other street: Princeton fall shopping guide Sep
22, 2005
Ralph Lauren has a very good selection of campus
favorites for men, with a broad range of colors and patterns in
their classic polos, oxfords, pants and accessories. For women,
the store's offerings appear to be aimed more at an older shopper
and include many of Ralph Lauren's high-end items, though there is
a reasonable selection of simple wool and cotton sweaters,
corduroys, polos and oxfords. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
LETTERS:
Like granny, terrorist treatment is getting
old Aug 5, 2005
I'm 66, and I have nerve
problems with my feet and enough arthritis in my hands to make it
a real chore to untie the ugly oxfords I must wear in order to
walk, even when sitting down. So I am escorted to the area where
other suspected terrorists are going through the whole-body pat
down and wand treatment. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Opinion)
Librarians
as tech-savvy sleuths Jun 9, 2005
In the
sprawling exhibit hall, slick computer displays outnumbered books,
and there were as many stilettos and shiny oxfords crossing its
floors as Wallabees and Rockports. There was also much letting
down of hair -- and that's assuming it was pulled up in the first
place. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Fat
Girl by Judith Moore Jun 5, 2005
My feet
were so fat that when my mother took me to Best's across the
street from St Patrick's Cathedral for school shoes, the man who
measured my feet said they were too fat for girls' brown oxfords.
I had to be fitted with boys' shoes. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Stores
formula for success pointes to specialty Feb 14,
2005
In addition to the store s dance shoes, which range
from ballroom T-straps to tap oxfords, Jackson s sells street
shoes for the not-so-petite foot. "We specialize. And we know some
of our customers have beach feet, " says Jackson of the store s
"other inventory.". (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Fashion
Wire Daily Jan 26, 2005
The parade of
classic white cotton trousers, woven calf belts, blue jean shorts
with topstitching, striped button-down oxfords, Bermuda shorts (a
trend is beginning with these shorts, if you haven t noticed), and
polo dresses conjured country club conservative appeal and prints
of apples (sometimes in tart green) emblazoned on a smart jacquard
blazer and schoolgirl kilt, cotton shirts, handbags, a silk
chiffon tank, swimsuits and flirtingly feminine jersey dress added
a wholesome touch (Gwyneth... (Yahoo News -- Entertainment)
Its
so long, with a shoe horn and smile Nov 14,
2004
But Wilsons the long-beloved Wilson Shoe Store, 127 E.
2nd St. is about to head to the heaven of oxfords and high heels
heaven ... The cousins bring out from their memory storage bank a
pair of old high heel womens oxfords. (Quad-City Times, IO)
THIS
space is more than entranced by the memory of Xuan Nguyen, who
runs the Pasteur Restaurant in Moline. He never forgets the name
or hometown of a diner; he never forgets what they ordered in the
past from his Vietnamese menu. They tell the story about an
out-of-town customer who came into his place and said:FULL
STORY Nov 10, 2004
Says Bloom: I was
wearing size 12 medium black oxfords last Saturday night, but they
really ought to have been 12 bennies, although what clerk today
would know a benny from a charlie. For the uninitiated, that benny
and charlie stuff is shoe store talk. (Quad-City Times, IO)
The
Best Men's Shoes Nov 7, 2004
Sure, there
are the basic black Oxfords and penny loafers, but there is also a
wide range of other styles, colors and hides that can suit any
professional or social situation. Image consultant Solomon, for
instance, recommends a lace-up cap toe with a few embellishments
for the office; a "fabulous" slip-on with a clean front for the
same; a monk-strap that's slightly more casual for Fridays or at
the yacht club on the weekend; and another equally casual cap toe
for the same. (Forbes)
Chapter
One: Dark House Nov 6, 2004
While Vida
stepped out of her red pumps, the man slipped his feet (bare, no
socks) from a pair of alligator-skin oxfords, which caught Vida's
eye, but, distracted by the pen-waving agent's demand that she add
her name to his sign-in sheet, she lost track of the man himself.
The house was sumptuous, if not to her taste. (Globe and Mail)
Classic
menswear and the Web Oct 4, 2004
" During
part of his tenure at TRW, Gilchrist indulged his fascination with
men's tailoring by taking a second job on the weekends at a branch
of Polo Ralph Lauren. He was the top salesman, he said, for five
of his six years at the shop. "I couldn't sell cars but I could
sell clothes because I love them," he said. He owns 300 ties..It
is not just the style and construction of clothing that obsesses
participants in these sites, or the merits, say, of one Hong Kong
tailor over another, but also... (International Herald Tribune --
Arts)
Go! What's news
around the world? Aug 12, 2004
The tall
glass cases at Beautiful, a small store near the Toul Sleng museum
in Phnom Penh, are filled with samples of sandals, slingbacks,
pumps, oxfords, and boots. But the real playground is in the
middle of the store: boxes of heels, bags of silk, and piles of
swatches, all there for your inspiration. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A
Partisan Victory ... Grrr! Aug 4,
2004
When I was in college, I knew guys who only wore Ralph
Lauren Polo oxfords you know the ones with the polo player on
them. These guys always got the cute sorority women, and for a
while there I tried to keep up with them. (Fox News)
A
Reporter's Notebook Jul 29, 2004
Like the
dirge for lost friends from Le Mis, "Empty Chairs and Empty
Tables," the 894 empty boots and the thousands of empty sneakers,
oxfords, sandals etc. served as a visual dirge for the lost lives
of American and coalition forces (the boots) and Iraqui citizens
(all other shoes). (Middlefield Town Times, CT)
CLICK
FOR ALL LIFE HEADLINES May 29, 2004
Once
upon a time, teen girls spent the summer in white, lace-up Keds
oxfords ... Oxfords start at about $30 and sandals about $25.
(Billings Gazette, MT)
Interesting
view from fresh eyes May 2, 2004
He
typically wears slim-waisted jeans or khakis, hiking-type shoes
with tough, black soles, pinpoint oxfords or maybe a flannel shirt
and sometimes a backwards ball cap with wraparound shades. He has
a B.F.A. from the Atlanta College of Art and a Master's in
Regional Planning from SUNY Albany. (Times Herald-Record, NY)
Winnipeg
Sun Mar 22, 2004
His selection -- a plain
black pair of Oxfords purchased in downtown Regina -- could be a
good fit for this year's budget: Sensible, affordably priced and
built to last. Under the looming shadow of the sponsorship
scandal, this year's federal budget will be a cautious plan that
presents the Liberal government as a sound, forward-thinking
fiscal manager. (Google News Canada -- National)
Jeanne
Beker in Paris Mar 14, 2004
Crazy
platform oxfords in patent plaid and pink and green python added
to the inanity. "I'm still trying to process it," Rebecca
Romijn-Stamos said backstage. (Google News Australia -- Top
Stories)
What
do you really want for Christmas? Dec 24,
2003
She wore the old-fashioned "granny" tie oxfords with
the two-inch square heels, the same style she had worn all her
life. She wore her old navy blue twill gabardine pants and plaid
gingham top that "still had some wear in them." The new pants and
matching tops hung in the closet along with the lavender dress
that she wore for her 50th wedding anniversary celebration
(Aberdeen American News, SD)
Economy
and the shoe factor Dec 6, 2003
So he
took off one of his black oxfords. Dexters they were (Albany
Democrat Herald, OR)
Tango
enthusiasts boogie down at Carroll College Nov
23, 2003
"One, two, three, four, five" David Caditz calls
out as 25 couples tentatively slide cowgirl boots, high heels,
tennis shoes and oxfords across the tile floor in the lower level
of Carroll Commons. A boy in his late teens, sporting an attempted
beard and mussed hair, breaks down in a fit of giggles as he
explains to his partner that after the fourth step he gets mixed
up every time (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Business
Snapshot: Art and shoes make a match for
kids Sep 26, 2003
From shoes with orange
and yellow leaf patterns to sturdy oxfords in appealing colors,the
Sellwood-Moreland shop carries a wealth of European shoes for kids
... (Portland Tribune, OR)
