Saturday 12 March 2016

Shoe Folklore

To be square: old fashioned or out of date.

Derived from “square toes” in the late 18th century, a derogative term denoting the person (usually a man) still wore the styles and attitudes of the early part of the century.


Louis XV of France c1730 by Hyacinthe Rigaud (detail).



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