Lopwell 1978
I’m still quite put out the invite was ‘lost in the post’
They were trendy once.
Bring em back El Dave you can do it
Richmond needs the pointy shoe revival
We had pointy shoes in the late fifties and early sixties.
Not a good look.
Winklepickers as worn by early sixties mod.
No idea what currency that is
Groats probably.
35/- is £1 15 shillings old money.
£1.75 today.
I had a pair very similar to those, and some lovely suede Chelsea boot winklepickers with buckles etc, in my 6th form days. Ideal for mooching around the Barrel Organ in Digbeth when it was all Goths.
I had a pair of Chelsea boot winklepickers bought from Shelley’s on the King’s Road. I loved that shop ,
Unless you are serving coffee in a souk / actually picking winkles / Have a penchant for puncturing children’s balls in the park - WP’s need to jog on…
I preferred R Soles. But that’s another story