Today's question on my page-a-day calendar is "What is a winklepicker?" Now, don't get upset, it's not a dirty word. It's also not a tool for picking your nose. Are you ready for this? A winklepicker is a shoe with a sharp-pointed toe. Evidently they were popular in the 1950s.
I'm not sure if they were actual winklepickers, but I once owned a fabulous pair of shoes that should qualify. It was early spring of 1968, I was newly engaged, and my fiance and I spent a lovely weekend in New York City. We stayed in a nice hotel, ate at a posh restaurant, and during our Saturday roam around the city, came upon a shoe store with the most beautiful pair of blue shoes in the window. They had very pointed toes, skinny high heels and a thin strap across the instep. My dear heart decided that I really needed those shoes (he was an ankle man and loved to see me in high heels) and wonder of wonders they had them in my size. Not always easy to find when you wear a 10 AAA, I was young then and could walk around in those shoes all afternoon and into the evening, and I did. I felt so elegant.
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