These days we tend to think of spats as a relic of a fancier time, when people wore elegant things like top hats and waistcoats and cufflinks not because they needed them, but often just because they looked classy. Like most things nostalgic, though, were probably painting a little too rosy of a picture. A stylish cover for your shoes seems like the height of showy fashion today, but in reality spats were largely intended to protect ones shoes from the grime of day to day living. Its no coincidence that spats fell out of style around about the same time paved streets started becoming the standard in cities.

But whatever their original function, slipping on a pair of spats today gives you an instant old-fashioned charm. Match them up with a stylish pair of wingtips or saddle shoes and youre halfway to being a Prohibition era gangster or a Great Gatsby style socialite. These felt spats fit over your shoes with an elastic strap and feature a classy line of metal studs up the side. Theyre a perfect way to class up any old-timey outfit, or just to keep your shoes clean when youre walking those dirty, dusty streets.

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Features

• 100% polyester soft felt fabrics
• Secures with hook and loop fastener stud side
• Silver studs line the side
• Attaches to shoes with an elastic strap
• Perfect accessory for a 1920s or earlier costume
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