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THE VANCOUVER Spring °95
Shoe Market took place at the
Westin Bayshore Hotel in mid-
September, displaying several hun-
dred lines of shoes and taking up
three floors of the hotel.

By Caro! Crenna
Contributing Writer

The general consensus among
store owners, who visited the show
from all over Western Canada, was
that the selection was better than in
previous years, focusing more on
comfort.

The styles are not dramatically
different from last spring, yet built-in
comfort features and rugged soles
for all ages will please customers.

All of the major shoe lines were

al canvas boats with big cutouts and
leather trim: barely there strappy san-
dals with stiletto heels; slingbacks;
espadrilles with cutouts; dress pumps
with nylon or soft leather mesh and
lacing: and subtle metallic effeets
such as a nubuck with a subtle gold
fleck.

Colors are natural and neutral.

The end of the Dr. Martens craze
was obvious at the show. The suppli-
er displayed only a handful of sam-
ples and admitted that the line only
sells well in some smaller towns in
Alberta.

One of the reasons for the down-
swing is the British shoemaker sells
Does directly to stores in large
quantities for a better price.

The same agent sells
Blackstream, an Italian

into spring

from Wolverine’s deck shoe.
Geronimo’s desert boot, Timberland
boots and yellow workman's boots.
Retailers who used to buy Dr.
Martens are onow — buying
Blackstream.

Classic Geronimo shoes are styl
ish again, including the lubel’s desert
boots and round-toed lace-ups that
now sell to fashionable Vancouver
stores. The supplier said that last
year was the company’s best year in
15 years.

For spring, the lug (heavy, rubber
tread)-soled rounded-toed shoe with
a buckle and the Jug-soled buckled
sandal are popular.

Geronimo Canada Inc. used to be

owned by 3 U.S.
firm but is
now fully
owned and

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The big sellers for spring in
ladies’ shoes include refined clogs in
softer leathers, with wooden heels
and lots of detailing; flat Maryjanes
with T-straps; thick leather thongs;
heavy-tread canvas and leather
shoes, and fisherman sandals; casu-

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