Made-over Trousers in Hard Times the 1920's

My time with my Aunt Virginia, the last of the 5 siblings I found in 1983 for Mom, who was brought up as a child, included looking at an album of photos a relative on the Stephens' side sent her.  But this picture is one Aunt Virginia says was taken by her family in Kansas City, Missouri, when times were hard and her mom (the one who gave birth to Mom in 1921) made trousers for her brother Billy from the fathers old work out trousers.  But she didn't feel good about it because the zipper was too long.  Billy looks fairly satisfied though.

Were they still wearing thoe shoes in the late 1920's of early 1930's?

More tomorrow about the visit to my Grandparent Robisons' house...