So, I saw this post on Facebook, today. You know the kind I'm writing about. The posts that scream "Who on God's earth is old enough to remember.??????..." whatever it is they are showing. Well, since I am really old, of course I remember everything ancient. In this case it was Buster Brown Shoes.
My mother, like almost all moms of the 1950's, believed it was okay to skimp on lots of things, but not on your children's footwear. Buster Brown shoes were considered the best children's shoes on the market. I don't actually know what they cost, but I'll bet it was between four and five dollars a pair. That was high dollar in the post-war years.
Buster Brown had a catchy slogan. Every shoe had a picture of a oddly dressed kid (Buster) and his dog, Tige, imprinted on the liner of the sole. The slogan went like this: "I'm Buster Brown. I live in a shoe. Here's my dog, Tige, he lives in there, too." Cute. It sold shoes.
But, let me tell you. I hated those shoes. I wanted "Mary Janes". Becky wore "Mary Janes". They were pretty and strappy. My Buster Browns were ugly brown oxfords, that looked like boys' shoes. Plus they had laces to tie. Yuck. Fortunately, I do not have a picture of me, wearing my Buster Browns. I do however have a kindergarten photo, featuring little boys, including my friend, Rick, sitting in front of me (hiding my Ugly Ass shoes). Very interesting. Most of them are wearing Buster Browns, brown oxford shoes.
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