Vintage Shoe Poster Advertising
I came across some vintage posters for Bally shoes (amongst others) and thought I would share them with you. The reclining lady, that is really a shoe, is very clever.
Bally Miss of ’56 looks very sophisticated.
It’s great to see how their posters work so well over many different time periods.
Of course Bally wasn’t the only company doing great things in their adverts.
This leggy poster (top right) is very sixties and gets the stylish message across very simply and directly.
More fashionable additions from seventies beatle-mania , film posters and classic brogues.
Something for the more active customer.
Finally a little help from our animal friends.
Do you recall the old feet measuring wooden devices with the plastic sliding scale in Clarks Shoe shops ? I remember wearing red shoes to school (my rebellious streak lol), and Grey Tukka boots and the original Kickers. Also getting a brand new pair of Green Flash training shoes and waiting for them to dirty a little before wearing them outside in public, because they just weren’t cool to wear so white !
What early memories do you have of shoe shops and advertising ?
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Scuffed Green Flash trainers LOL
The aim of the exercise was the take away the glare of their newness, but perhaps without obvious scuffing marks … just to ‘grey’ them a little. Hey in it’s day, it was considered quite an art ! : )
The Red Shoes is one of my all time favorite movies!
Yourself and Kate Bush I believe : )
I see some shoes I wore as a kid (Buster Brown). Black/white patent leather for ‘dress up’, and the saddle oxfords for school. One of my worst ‘shoe memories’ is trying to find something fashionable in my size. I was age 12 and my ‘big feet’ were a source of embarrassment. Now I don’t care and if someone were to mention the size of my feet, I just reply, “I can cover more ground this way!” 😉
The best way to look at it too : )
Hi. Are any of these for sale? Or do you know where I might purchase a copy of one?
It’s for my sisters birthday.
Hi Stacy, I’m afraid I found the images on the internet, you can try eBay or Etsy for vintage shoe posters. Good luck, Craig