sandalwear

Fred Braun studied sandalwear through the ages, learned the craft in Germany and France before setting up his shop in New York.

1953 March 8, The Cincinnati Pictorial Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, page 36

Smashing Through Spring with the Liveliest Looks in Sandalwear…Crafted of the Richest Leather and Selling at Sears Low Prices

1968 January 17, Fort Lauderdale News, volume 58, number 93, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Gore Newspapers Company, page 4A

A sandaled marble foot in a highly original rendering on the top panel of the Bernardo sandal carton provided a classic, quality image for the product in keeping with the company’s role as a pioneer in the area of sandalwear.

1969 January/February, Packaging Design, volume 10, number 1, page 52

Numerous Italian imports feature chunky heels in sandalwear, he notes, adding there still will be flat shoes for casual wear but it’s becoming more and more common to see the shoes with chunky heels worn with pants and shorts outfits.

1970 March 19, Carol Wersich, “Crinkly patent, buckles lead shoe looks for spring”, in The Evansville Press, 64th year, number 224, Evansville, Ind., pages 10—A

Only superior sandalwear bears Rinaldi’s insignia—this example of his art and artistry cast in the sybaritic medium of jet silk, 32.00 Bonwit’s Designer Shoes, 700 White Plains Rd., Scarsdale

1970 December 28, The Daily Argus, 79th year, number 228, Mount Vernon, N.Y., page 2