saddle shoe

noun

Definition of saddle shoe

: an oxford-style shoe having a saddle of contrasting color or leather — called also saddle oxford

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Recent Examples of saddle shoe from the Web

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. 2017

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