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FRATTEGIANI INDEX
1956 | Frattegiani | FlorenceMosaic HeelsPhotograph: JSS/Keystone THE SHOEMAKER FRATTEGIANI | FLORENCEPART 1 - PART 21502 - 1949 | FRATTEGIANITHE KIMO CONCEPT BEFORE THE KIMO/SPAGHETTI...
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CUTTING EDGE DESIGN: THE RIPPLE SOLE
1949 | The "Ripple" Crepe SoleSource: The Indianapolis News | October 7, 1949GIRLS!PENNEY'S HAS THEM. THE NEW AND EXCITINGRIPPLE SOLE LOAFERS The ripple sole is a smooth moulded rubber wrap on a...
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U P D A T E S
1961 | Albion | FlorenceSource: Mod Bag1921 - 1929 | MASKS BY ANDRE' PERUGIAPART 2/31925 | ANDRE PERUGIAEVENING SHOES AS SEEN IN VOGUE1938 | HOTEL DU NORDFEAT. ANDRE PERUGIA & ARLETTY1950 |...
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1931 - 1949 | MELLY BY POMPEO RAVIZZA | PARABIAGO
1931 | MELLY by Pompeo RavizzaHand-made shoes | Parabiago [Milan]The first trademark of the firm “POMPEO RAVIZZA” and the brand name Melly, was made on July,9, 1929 at the Regional Council of the...
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1956 | DELMAN: THE CHANDELIER HEEL
1956 | DelmanThe Chandelier HeelSource: Philadelphia Museum of ArtCHANDELIER - Born to get many a backward glance ... a glittering "Chandelier Heel" on a black satin evening pump by Delman. Crystals...
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1965 | DAVID EVINS | FROM THE BOTTOMS UP SERIES
1965 | David EvinsA model from the BOTTONS UP collectionSource: Goldstein Museum of DesignDavid Evins's toast to the new season. He starts literally at the bottom of a new Miss Evins walking shoe of...
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1966 | DAVID EVINS | RED & GREEN SATIN SLIPPERS (NOT MADE FOR AVA GARDNER)
1966 | David EvinsBuckled satin slippers (detail)Source: San Francisco Examiner - August 24, 1966"Never were fashion and footwear so dependant on each other. Take the new party pants and at-home...
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1965 | BETH & HERBERT LEVINE | BUCKLES, BUCKLES AND MORE BUCKLES
1966 | Beth & Herbert LevineBuckles In VogueSource: The Tennessean (Nashville) September 15, 19661965 | Beth & Herbert LevineUnnamed buckled pump (detail)Source: eBay1965 | Beth & Herbert...
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1954 | BETH & HERBERT LEVINE | THE CIRCLES
1954 | Beth & Herbert Levine"The Circles", stay-on mule Source: Philadelphia Museum of ArtHERBERT LEVINE, famous for the stay-on magnet insole. "The Circles" in black or navy suede, 27,95 Gold...
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1968 | DAVID EVINS | THE SANDAL 'SERPENTINE'
1969 | David EvinsThe "Serpentine" sandalSource: The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, NY) - March 10, 1969"SERPENTINE" - The rose moire high-rising sandal with scroll beading in crystal and rhinestones is...
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1960 | DAVID EVINS | LOW CUT SHELL PUMP
1960 | David EvinsLow cut shell pump | Multi-colored fabric, multi-coloured rhinestonesSource: The Goldstein Museum Of DesignFall's new directions are delicately pointed, gracefully slimmed down and...
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1961 | DAVID EVINS | SANDAL WITH CRISS-CROSS JEWELLED STRAPS
1961 | David EvinsSandal with criss-cross jewelled strapsSource: press photo *... you may custom order the shoe of your choice in any fabric or leather, and trimmed to your liking. For instance, the...
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1961 | PIERO MANZONI | FRANCO ANGELI'S RIGHT SHOE
1961 | Piero ManzoniFranco Angeli's Right Shoe (private collection, Como)Source: Italia Pop catalog, 20161961 | Piero ManzoniFranco Angeli's Right Shoe (private collection, Como)Source: Italia Pop...
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JAMES CRUMLEY: NEW JERSEY GUYS SHOULDN'T WEAR COWBOY BOOTS
I sit here (at the Depot) in this chair and watch people walk past, and look at their shoes. I never write about shoes, but shoes help create character. James CrumleyContrappasso Mag“... she liked to...
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NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOE BUSINESS | PART 1
This is what Tchaikowwsky says in one of his letters: "Since I began to compose I have made it my object to be, in my craft, what the most illustrious masters were in theirs; that is to say, I wanted...
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NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOE BUSINESS | PART 2
Next, we went to work with my aunt, who had a shoe factory. We had to work with gallons of glue, and a lot of the workers were addicted to sniffing it. They would sniff that shit and be high for hours,...
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1953 | ROGER VIVIER - DELMAN - H.R. RAYNE: THE CORONATION SHOE
The Coronation Shoe was a Delman shoe manufactured by H.R. Rayne and designed by Roger Vivier.Let that sink in.1953 | Roger Vivier | The Coronation ShoeSource: Heavenly Soles (Cross River Press,...
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SHOEDOG {DEFINITION OF}
... I loved shoe salesmen. Not the dispirited store clerks they have now, but actual shoe salesmen who knew their business.Yes, I'm talking about real shoe men who knew shoes and feet that went in them...
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ERTÉ [ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF] FOR DELMAN SHOES
“Erté’s own appearance might be taken for an illustration of his theory; physically small and slight with sensitive features, he looks, as a prominent motion picture figure remarked, ‘like a nice...
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BACK ON THE SADDLE SHOES | PART 1
White bucks and saddle shoesThat's what the kids all chooseJeans and slacks of courseOh, yes, they sure look bossGetting ready to go steadyAre white bucks and saddle shoes1958 | "White Bucks And Saddle...
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BACK ON THE SADDLE SHOES | PART 2
Well, their white bucksAnd saddle shoesThat's the styleThat's makin' the newsIvy league at all at bestIn the north and the southAnd the east and the westGetting ready to go steadyAre white bucks and...
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BACK ON THE SADDLE SHOES | PART 3 | A.K.A. TBAMFW # 25
1978 | Original Saturday Night Live cast member Gilda RadnerAd for CREEM magazine subscribersPhotograph: Lynn GoldsmithSource: CREEM magazine | May 1978Routineers - Self Titled(Sammich/Dischord,...
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1949 | LOLA ÁLVAREZ BRAVO | EL SUEÑO DE LOS POBRES 2
During her long career, Lola Álvarez Bravo worked as a photojournalist, commercial photographer, professional portraitist, political artist, teacher, and gallery curator. Despite her professional...
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NO MORE WHITE BUCKS | ELVIS PRESLEY FOR BLUE TANA LAWN SHOES
1988 | The Model ABUNDANCE | detailBlue Tana Lawn ShoesSource: FameBureauELVIS PRESLEY, FOR BLUE TANA LAWN SHOES (ADVERTISEMENT IN HARPERS & QUEEN, LONDON, JUNE)“ABUNDANCE” it says, “by ELVIS...
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JAMES LEE BURKE | BOURBON STREET SHOES
“My favorite bunch of hustlers and scam artists, the black sidewalk tap dancers, were out in force. They wore enormous iron taps that clipped onto their shoes, and when they danced to the music from...
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