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April 14, 1995

Nobody understands the white shoe thing.

Nobody understands much of anything, actually, but that's too grim a thought for spring, which is here, along with white shoes.

You ask: What white shoe thing?

Think of the white bucks on a New Orleans cotton broker. Think of white babydoll ankle-strap spike heels on an 18-year-old watching her date lose at baccarat. Think of white Gucci loafers with brass hardware (as if the entire '70s had gone yachting), and Doc Martens neo-fascist combat boots in white — Moby Boot! They have the white shoe thing.

Now think of white…