Friday Shoe History Corner: French Chic from the 1880s

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From theÂ* <a href="http://www.allaboutshoes.ca/en/heights_of_fashion/high_stepping/" target="_blank">Bata Shoe Museum</a>: "The famous shoemaker Jean-Louis François Pinet (1817-1897) created this intricately embroidered boot. Part of his fame rested on the "Pinet" heels he designed; a somewhat thinner and less splayed version of the popular "Louis" heel. His beautifully constructed and elaborately decorated boots peeked out from under the skirts of the best-dressed women in the Western world."