It’s the little details that make us happy! Did you know we searched high and low to find the perfect laces for your O.A.O. oxfords? Original American women’s service shoes were issued with flat laces, rather than a rounded lace.
Photo comparison above by Emily Stringham of Emily’s Vintage Visions. The original pair of WAVE shoes pictured to the right of our OAO Oxfords belonged to Mary E. Williams of Springfield, Vermont and are part of the permanent collections of the Springfield Art and Historical Society in Springfield, Vermont.