Spring-o-lators and Polly Glamour Mules -- "Bad Girl" High Heel Shoes
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A Gallery of Spring-o-lators
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Many Spring-o-lators are found in the finest of high-end vintage fashion resale shops. Sadly, larger sizes are
hard to find as it seems that many stores only carried them up to size 8 1/2 or 9, as evidenced in Frederick's of
Hollywood catalogs, until the late 1960's and into the 1970's when size 10's appeared, but well after the hayday of the stiletto
high heel had passed.
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| THESE ITALIAN MADE SHOES DATE FROM THE EARLY '60S |
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| THE COMBINATION OF RED, WHITE AND BLUE COLORS WAS A COMMON SUMMER SELECTION |
| A 1960'S DISPLAY OF PATRIOTISM ON A 4 INCH HEEL |
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| THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT RED, WHITE AND BLUE SPRING-O-LATORS WERE VERY POPULAR IN THE 1960'S! |
| THIS SPIKE HEEL STYLE IS FROM 1955 - 1957 |
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| PEEP-TOE VINYL VAMPS TRIMMED IN RED SUEDE AND BLACK LEATHER WITH SMALL RHINESTONES |
| OMG, WHAT ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SHOES - SIZE 7 1/2M |
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| I THINK ABOUT WHAT THE WOMAN WHO WORE THESE WAS LIKE. WHAT STORIES COULD THESE SHOES TELL? |
| LOVELY ROSE TINTED VINYL UPPERS AND A LUCITE HEEL |
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| FOR DRESSY OCCASIONS, LUCITE HEELS ENCRUSTED WITH RHINESTONES WERE VERY COMMON ON SPRING-O-LATORS |
| "CINDERELLA" SLIPPERS SPARKLE WITH RHINESTONES |
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| AN ALMOST TOTALLY NUDE LOOK HIGHLIGHTED BY RHINESTONES ON THE VAMP AND THE HEELS |
| DESIGNER SPRING-O-LATORS BY SCHIAPARELLI |
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| A TRUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM, THESE ELEGANT SPRING-O-LATORS ARE SHOWN WITH THEIR ORIGINAL BOX! |
| A WOMAN'S WARDROBE OF 1960'S SPRING-O-LATORS |
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| FOUND AT AN ESTATE SALE, THESE THREE COLORS FORMED A BASIC COLOR COLLECTION FOR M'LADY'S FASHIONS. |
| BETSY JOHNSTON SPRING-O-LATORS - 2005 COLLECTION |
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| THIS NOTED DESIGNER INCLUDED BOTH SPRING-O-LATORS AND POLLY OF CALIFORNIA GLAMOUR MULES IN HER LINE |
| HOT! HOT! HOT! |
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| TWO - TONE PINK SPRING-O-LATORS FROM THE 1960'S |
| TRES CHIC -- MATCHING PURSE AND SPRING-O-LATORS |
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| THESE BEAUTIFUL SIZE 5M MULTI-COLORED SPRING-O-LATORS AND PURSE WERE RECENTLY SOLD ON EBAY |
| STUNNING WEDGE HEELS FROM FERNCRAFT EXCLUSIVES |
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| RHINESTONE ENCRUSTED "WEDGIE" SPRING-O-LATORS -- SEXY BLACK SUEDE "BAD GIRL SHOES" |
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| MY SECOND CHOICE FOR FAVORITE COLOR IS RED PATENT AND SOOOO HARD TO FIND! |
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| THE "WINEGLASS" OR "HOURGLASS" STILETTO HEEL APPEARED IN THE MID 1960'S |
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| THESE PROBABLY BELONGED TO "BARBIE" |
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| ADORABLE PINK SPRING-O-LATORS WERE VERY FASHIONABLE |
| SKYSCRAPER 4 1/2 INCH HIGH HEELS IN SIZE 6 1/2M |
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| WHITE WAS A MUST FOR SUMMER FASHIONS BUT THESE ULTRAHIGH MULES MADE A FASHION STATEMENT OF THEIR OWN |
| ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE SKYSCRAPER "WINEGLASS" HEEL |
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| RED PATENT SHOES ARE SEXY...BUT WHEN THEY ARE SPRING-O-LATORS...GRRRRR! |
| A PAIR OF FANCY "BOUTIQUE" SPRING-O-LATORS |
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| TWO-TONED SPRING-O-LATORS IN BLACK AND RED WITH RHINESTONE TRIM - LATE 1950's |
| SIMPLY ELEGANT SHOES FOR SPRING AND SUMMER |
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| THESE SILVER AND COPPER PATENT SPRING-O-LATORS ARE FROM THE 1960's |
| JUST PERFECT FOR A 1960'S JULY 4TH COCKTAIL PARTY |
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| HIGH END SHOES STORES OFTEN SOLD MATCHING PURSES AS WITH THESE LOVELIES FROM NORDSTROMS! |
| BARBIE WOULD HAVE LOVED THESE! |
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| BABY PINK WITH CUT-OUT VAMP AND RHINESTONE BUCKLE |
| BEAUTIFUL BUTTERSCOTCH PATENT SPRING-O-LATORS |
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| HOW COULD YOU NOT BUY A NEW PAIR FOR EVERY SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS IN YOUR CLOSET? |
| HERE IS A SIMILAR DESIGN IN BLUE SUEDE AND SATIN |
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| IMAGINE THE BEAUTIFUL THE BLUE COCKTAIL DRESS OR EVENING GOWN THAT THESE SHOES WERE TO ACCESSORIZE! |
| ANOTHER PAIR WITH A SIMILAR STYLE VAMP |
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| THESE ORANGE PATENT SHOES ARE A SIZE 8M |
| A STRIKING COMBINATION - BLUE ON BLUE BY CATALANO |
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| THERE'S INCREDIBLE VARIETY OF COLORS AND TEXTURES, A TESTAMENT TO THE POPULARITY OF SPRING-O-LATORS |
| SPRING-O-LATORS BY FERNCRAFT -- VERY SEXY! |
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| BLACK PATENT WITH CLEAR VINYL INSERTS HIGHLIGHT THESE 1960'S ERA SPRING-O-LATORS |
| A VERY HIGH 4 1/4" HEEL DATING FROM THE LATE 1950s |
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| "DELISSO DEBS" WERE DESIGNER PALTER DELISSO'S DEPARTMENT STORE BRAND |
| BEAUTIFUL GOLD ON GOLD BOWS ACCENT THE VAMP |
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| A'MANO WAS AN UPSCALE DESIGNER OF DRESSY, SEXY EVENING SHOES SOLD AT BETTER LADIES' SHOE BOUTIQUES |
| EXQUISITE GOLD SPRING-O-LATORS -- A WORK OF ART |
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| IN SIZE 8M, THESE FEATURED AN ULTRA HIGH 4 1/2 INCH STILETTO HEEL |
| HERBERT LEVINE HAUTE COUTURE SPRING-O-LATORS |
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| RED VELVET BOWS ON BLACK AND WHITE HIGH HEELS FROM THE CREATOR OF THE "MAGNET" SOLE |
| SEXY OPEN TOED SLINGBACKS FOR EVENING WEAR |
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| WHILE NOT AS COMMON, THE SPRING-O-LATOR SOLE WAS FEATURED ON SOME SLINGBACK STYLES |
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| Marilyn's Gold Spring-o-lators |
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| Now for sale at $6,000 at Starwares.com! |
Dateline Hollywood - November 26, 2005: a pair of Marilyn Monroe's Spring-o-lators were
sold at auction (we are not talking eBay) with an estimated price range of $3,100 - $4,100! They were described
as "A nice pair of gold metallic custom made, toeless high-heeled pumps(Spring-o-lators)owned
and used by Marilyn Monroe. Condition is good, but well used. Has 'M.Monroe' printed on underside soles on instep area."
The photograph revealed that these were probably from about 1954-55 due to the thicker shaped high heel which pre-dated the
much thinner stilettos of the late 1950's and 1960's. Miss Monroe's name on the bottom of the shoe may indicate
that these belonged to her studio's wardrobe collection which the stars would often borrow items from to dress
for social and publicity events, and forget to "return" them.
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