What are winklepickers?
Winklepickers are shoes or boots worn from the 1950s onward by male and female British rock and roll fans.
Its distinctive feature is a very sharp and long pointed toe. The extremely pointed toe was called the winkle picker after English winkles, a popular seaside snack which is eaten using a pin or another pointed object. So winklepickers was a humorous name for such shoes.
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David Coe
We wore them with drainpipe trousers and long drape jackets with velvet collars, with our hair greased up and combed into a Tony Curtis with a DA at the back, ready to stand around the dance floor and NEVER dance!
Jim Adams
And here I thought they were called cockroach in the corner killers.
John Edward Boyle
I was looking for "shell fish collectors" but that answer was not there, then I remembered this one.
Peter Robertson
Always referred to as "wrinkle kickers" Ouch!
pamela h
Funny looking toe pinchers
Hilary Sykes
Used to wear them all day - with 6" stiletto heels!!!! Glad to kick them off in the evening though.
Howard Groopman
Freddie Prinze used to joke about Puerto Ricans wearing pointy shoes so they could kill the roaches in the corners of the room.
Michael Doherty
A Wicked Witch of the West shoe!
tbear
I remember them so well! A high heel shoe that made your legs look great, especially in the 60's when the short skirts came in style! 😊
vudu
Good question - I guessed the correct one! Excellent picture of both old and new examples. Thank you.
Ilias Tsiabardas
Got it right
Ilias Tsiabardas
Got it right
Chris Braid
Dad had at least one pair!
Richard G Schwartz
I still see them around. I think.
Cari G.
Also called snake eye kickers.