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1967 - 1968 | UNKNOWN | TO CATCH A WHITEMAN BY HIS MANIFESTO
1967 - 1968 | Unknown | To Catch a Whiteman by His ManifestoColour screenprint 49,1 X 48,1© Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonObject history note 'To Catch a Whiteman by His Manifesto' is a portfolio...
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A LA RECHERCHE DU HELLSTERN PERDU
Hellstern was name-checked in the novels of both Nancy Mitford and F. Scott Fitzgerald and if a flapper had money to burn, this particular shoe emporium was where she would go to salivate over their...
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JANUARY 27, 2016 | HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY
We must polish our shoes, not because the regulation states it, but for dignity and propriety. We must walk erect, without dragging our feet, not in homage to Prussian discipline but to remain alive,...
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1946 | LIFE IS A NEW PAIR OF SHOES
Werfel, a 6-year old Austrian orphan, beams with unbounded joy as he clasps a new pair of shoes presented to him by the American Red Cross. LIFE magazine | Original captionDecember 30, 19466-year-old...
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1959 | DESIGNERS AT THE 14TH NATIONAL SHOE FAIR OF VIGEVANO | PART 1 |...
1959 | Eugenio GattiSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Eugenio GattiSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Eugenio GattiSource: Catalogue of...
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1959 | DESIGNERS AT THE 14TH NATIONAL SHOE FAIR OF VIGEVANO | PART 2 | GIANNI...
1959 | Gianni Gerosa designsSource; Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Gianni Gerosa adSource; Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Gianni Gerosa...
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1959 | DESIGNERS AT THE 14TH NATIONAL SHOE FAIR OF VIGEVANO | PART 3 | DINO...
1959 | Dino BorsaniSource; Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Dino BorsaniSource; Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Dino BorsaniSource; Catalogue of the...
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1959 | DESIGNERS AT THE 14TH NATIONAL SHOE FAIR OF VIGEVANO | PART 4 | MEN'S...
1959 | G. GallazziSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | A. FerrarisSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | R. PiccoliniSource: Catalogue of the...
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1959 | DESIGNERS AT THE 14TH NATIONAL SHOE FAIR OF VIGEVANO | PART 5 |...
1959 | Antonio Rolla and G.RovelliSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Armando PolliniSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Enotrio...
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1959 | DESIGNERS AT THE 14TH NATIONAL SHOE FAIR OF VIGEVANO | PART 6 |...
1959 | TrovatoSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | B. SalaSource: Catalogue of the 14th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1959 | Giuseppe Caccia, Manzini, Tancredi, Mario...
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2001 | WOODY ALLEN | THE CURSE OF THE FLORSHEIM SHOE [FEAT. ELVIS PRESLEY]
Milton Florsheim was a cobbler’s son who started the company in Chicago in 1892, hoping to produce high-quality men’s dress shoes at moderate prices. Early on, he proved to be a visionary entrepreneur:...
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1973 | TOMORROW'S FASHION IS ALREADY AT CASTEA | PART 2
1973 | CASTEA | DetailSan Lorenzo di Parabiago, MilanSource: Ars Sutoria1973 | CASTEASan Lorenzo di Parabiago, MilanSource: Ars SutoriaCASTEASAN LORENZO DI PARABIAGO, MILANI N D E X1973 |...
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1922 - 1925 | PERUGIA COPIES BY JOHN WANAMAKER
The deal with New York's department store John Wanamaker is an early sign of the huge success enjoyed by André Perugia in the Twenties.1922 | André Perugia's debut in New York?Source: New York Tribune...
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1957 | JOSEPHI OF DELMAN | THE ROSE PETAL SANDAL
Several designers feature flowers appliqued on leather. Josephi of Delman, a milliner turned shoe designer, builds one shoe from a fabric rose, with petals forming the bulk of the design, the stem...
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1932 - 2016 | UMBERTO ECO
It is always possible to isolate a cultural framework in which some contextual and circumstantial selections are coded, as in the example of alligator shoes in a Western culture. Obviously in a savage...
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1998 | ROBERT CLERGERIE | HEELSTORY
1998 | Robert ClergeriePhotograph: © Christophe VillardSource: Musée international de la Chaussure | Romans1998 | Robert ClergeriePhotograph: © Christophe VillardSource: Musée international de la...
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2016 | ALDO SACCHETTI | EXHIBITION AT THE FOOTWEAR MUSEUM OF VIGEVANO
1950s| Aldo SacchettiAt the Footwear Museum of VigevanoPhotograph: Irma VivaldiThe ongoing Wunderkammer exhibition at the Footwear Museum of Vigevano is dedicated to Aldo Sacchetti. The Museum houses...
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1977 | WILLIAM SAROYAN | THE SHOEMAKER AND THE OWL
Up at number 4 bis Rue Chateaudun four blocks from my four-room flat on Rue Taitbout, is a small square room on the street, which is a shoemaker’s shop, not far from the entrance to a hotel with a name...
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THE SHOE FACTORY ELIO | LUINO | VARESE | PART 1
The shoe factory ELIO was founded in Luino (Lake Maggiore) by Mario Ambrosetti in 1919. Ambrosetti, a former bank accountant born in 1896 in Capolago, was sent to Luino to recover after being wounded...
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THE SHOE FACTORY ELIO | LUINO | VARESE | PART 2
After his father's death, twenty-eight years old Carlo took control of the company. For a decade he maintained a high-level production of men's footwear and a steady presence in exhibitions and trade...
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