T-Bar Sandals
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T-Bar Sandals are a type of light shoe or sandal
, used primarily by children, with an enclosed heel and toe. It is fastened by a cross-wise strap or bar secured by a buckle or more recently, by Velcro
. A length-wise strap extends from the vamp and joins the cross-strap over the arch of the foot to form a T shape. A common variant has two cross-straps; these are more common in the US. The toe is often pierced with a pattern of holes or slots. The sole is low-heeled and usually of crepe rubber, stitched-down to the upper. Another variant for boys, seen in Britain and France from the 1960s has a very wide length-wise strap with very small appertures on either side. First seen in Europe and America in the early 1900s, by the 1950s they were very common for boys and girls who wore them up to their teens. Their popularity declined in the 1970s and 1980s. They are now worn by younger children. Some private school
s in Britain use them as part of the school uniform
.
Sandal (footwear)
Sandals are an open type of outdoor footwear, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps passing over the instep and, sometimes, around the ankle...
, used primarily by children, with an enclosed heel and toe. It is fastened by a cross-wise strap or bar secured by a buckle or more recently, by Velcro
Velcro
Velcro is the brand name of the first commercially marketed fabric hook-and-loop fastener, invented in 1948 by the Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral...
. A length-wise strap extends from the vamp and joins the cross-strap over the arch of the foot to form a T shape. A common variant has two cross-straps; these are more common in the US. The toe is often pierced with a pattern of holes or slots. The sole is low-heeled and usually of crepe rubber, stitched-down to the upper. Another variant for boys, seen in Britain and France from the 1960s has a very wide length-wise strap with very small appertures on either side. First seen in Europe and America in the early 1900s, by the 1950s they were very common for boys and girls who wore them up to their teens. Their popularity declined in the 1970s and 1980s. They are now worn by younger children. Some private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s in Britain use them as part of the school uniform
School uniform
A school uniform is an outfit—a set of standardized clothes—worn primarily for an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries . When used, they form the basis of a school's dress code.Traditionally school uniforms have been largely subdued and...
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