Co-respondent shoes 

Easily recognisable shoes, typically leather brogues with cream and brown panels.

In the past, when proof of adultery was required for a divorce, a professional co-respondent would spend the nite in a hotel with the woman, and leave his, readily identifiable, shoes outside the door to be cleaned. When the case went to court, the room boy would recall these shoes outside the door, waiting too be cleaned, thus confirming that the professional co-respondent and the wife had spent the nite together.

David is the only person I know who wears co-respondent shoes to work!

Co-respondent shoes by Naughty Daddy November 11, 2021

correspondent shoes

In the past, in some countries, including England, it was formerly necessary to show proof of adultery to get a divorce - “Irreconcilable Breakdown” was not enough. Professional male “correspondents” would overnight in a hotel bedroom with the woman, leaving their “Correspondent shoes” outside the bedroom door to be cleaned. Such “correspondent shoes” would be memorable, for example two-tone
brogues, so the hotel shoe cleaners would remember them, and be later able to testify that a man had spent the night in Room 508 with Mrs …….

The porters at the Grand Hotel still west correspondent shoes.

correspondent shoes by anonymous February 23, 2026