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Does anyone remember Polyvelts?

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 23 Jan 2008 22:08

Im sure you are right i think i heard them called pasties!! hehe

They were totally mad, i need a photo of them, if anyone has one, please help.

Liz

T J

T J Report 23 Jan 2008 22:07

no thye had seams all the way round the top xx

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 23 Jan 2008 22:04

I can't find a pic on Google images or on eBay...help please cos I'm really nosy and want to see what they look like lol!

Mandy :)

Oh wait a minute...now that TJ mentioned the soles not going right to the edge, I think I might know what they are. Did the tops only have a seam on one side, we used to say they looked like pasties?

T J

T J Report 23 Jan 2008 21:58

they were like - and correct me if i'm wrong maddie - they had a thickish rubber soul that went from the front to the back of the shoe - but about 1cm from the front and 1cm from the back - and at the sides too - and they were like a moccasin top in leather - infact somewhere i think i've seen recently a photo of some - here in the house ...........

crikey now i'm gonna have to have a look

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 23 Jan 2008 21:50

The picture on Ebay of mens Poly's is not right, they aren't the right one's

They were fairly chuncky, leather, very comfy lol
I can't really describe them

OMG they were brill though,

cariad

cariad Report 23 Jan 2008 21:44

scholl wooden clogs were in when I was a girl, but they were hell to walk in, heavy feet LOL

Tina-Marie

Tina-Marie Report 23 Jan 2008 21:44

ebay says - shoes from the 70's and 80's

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 23 Jan 2008 21:42

oh shoes.... we lads had trackers with a compass in the heel why? lord knows

cariad

cariad Report 23 Jan 2008 21:42

what they look like? oops please - forgot me manners then

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 23 Jan 2008 21:42

They remind me of Motown disco I used to go to - don't ask me why lol they just do

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 23 Jan 2008 21:41

They were Clarks shoes

T J

T J Report 23 Jan 2008 21:41

We got ours from Grattans catalogue i think !!!!

i'll have to ask mum xxxxx lol

cariad

cariad Report 23 Jan 2008 21:40

what are they please????

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 23 Jan 2008 21:39

Liz and TJ where did you used to buy them from?

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 23 Jan 2008 21:39

I can't remember them! Please someone tell me what they are, I'm intrigued lol!

Mandy :)

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 23 Jan 2008 21:38

Mine were black and they must be the only shoes I have ever polished lol

If I remember though after a while ( many many months ) they could become big and I remember having to wear a couple of pairs of socks as they weren't cheap to replace

I think it was the only time in my teens that my Mum was happy with my "Sensible" shoes as she called them lol

Tina-Marie

Tina-Marie Report 23 Jan 2008 21:38

ooohhh sounds interesting, what were they? I'm old enough to know, why don't I? lol

T J

T J Report 23 Jan 2008 21:36

i do - mine were black and my sisters were brown

thought we were the bees knees

lol %3A-%29))

Jessie aka Maddies mate

Jessie aka Maddies mate Report 23 Jan 2008 21:34

I do I do lol

I googled them years ago and then contacted the
Co-op were we used to buy them from - they confirmed the correct spelling and that they no longer knew how to get hold of them

I loved mine and it was the in thing at school to have a pair

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 23 Jan 2008 21:31

Dont know if i have spelt them right, but a few of us were chatting about these today in the staff room today and the younger girls were laughing at us trying to explain them.

Where can i get a photo?

Liz