tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593388140454867428.post-90494251306101977242008-03-26T09:30:00.000-07:002008-04-03T14:36:51.157-07:00

Until the 1940s, spats, boxcloth or linen shoe covers that extended up the lower part of the leg, were worn over black oxfords as part of the ensemble that comprised formal day wear. Spats were colored white, tan, black or, best of all, gray, giving the wearer the look of a fabric-topped shoe or boot. Sadly, spats were a bother to wear. Spat wearing began to decline nearly a century ago when

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