Friday Shoe History Corner: Early 18th century Italian shoes
posted by: shoesense in Shoe History Corner on January 25th, 2008
This Friday’s long neglected shoe history column comes to us via the shoe calendar that some of you won at one of our contests not too far back:
Gold-trimmed Italian latchet shoes, ca. 1700-1720. I love the floral embroidery and certainly admire the pluck of the old-time fashionista willing to teeter on those dangerously inward-curved heels and super-pointy toes.
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January 22, 2009 at 9:25 pm, kenny said:
Yes, I think too..They are like from museum..
April 04, 2008 at 10:25 am, shoesense said:
I don't think so! They are, I think, from a Museum's collection–but can't remember which.
April 04, 2008 at 8:11 am, arik said:
April 4th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
are those 18 century shoes available for sale? do you know
thanks Arik ruemichelleantiques@yahoo.com
I buy 18 c. shoes and fabric and antiques