A lace-up shoe with a contrasting, saddle-shaped panel across the middle of its upper.
A saddle shoe is identified by a contrasting band across the middle of the upper. The Henry Ford’s collection describes the style as a lace-up shoe with a band of coloured leather and records a black-and-white pair of saddle oxfords dated 1955–1965. The position of the contrast is the useful identifying feature. A description that says only two-tone leaves out where the colours appear, whereas saddle shoe points to the band across the middle. When describing a pair, identify that panel before adding details about its colours or other decoration.
In job listings
This style name is more likely to appear in a collection or a product note than in a vacancy. A footwear advisor can use it to explain the contrasting panel, and to tell it apart from a spectator shoe. Search local jobs for “footwear”.
