saddle shoe
nounDefinition of saddle shoe
: an oxford-style shoe having a saddle of contrasting color or leather
— called also
saddle oxford
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Growing up Catholic in America in the mid-century was a heady, paradoxical blend of excitement and repression, glamour and asceticism, mystery and cruelty, sensuality and sexism, beautiful lace mantillas and ugly saddle shoes. — Maureen Dowd, Vogue, "“Heavenly Bodies,” the Met’s Biggest Show Ever, Earns Its Hallelujahs," 11 Apr. 2018 The Official Preppy Handbook served as a joke-slash-Bible to the preppy way of life, and in it, Swedish tennis shoe brand Tretorn was listed alongside Sperry Top-Siders and saddle shoes as the preppiest styles to wear. — Andrea Cheng, Billboard, "André 3000 Explains His Fascination with Prep and How it Led to a Collection with Tretorn," 13 Nov. 2017 This time, Fanning laced into a pair of black and white saddle shoes embellished with all-over studs, which gave the ’50s schoolgirl staple a distinctly punk-rock edge. — Maria Ward, Vogue, "Elle Fanning Puts a Punk Spin on a Schoolgirl Staple," 2 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'saddle shoe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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