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Shoe Clips – Endless Possibilities for Historical Shoes – American Duchess Blog

Shoe clips are the best things ever. I'll just come right out and say it. Shoe clips allow you to drastically change the look of a single pair of shoes, just by clipping on a feather, a flower, a bow, a gem. I went looking for various

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Slip on court shoes by John Thomas for Henry Marshall, 1883 - 1885, Powerhouse Museum, Australia

I love shoes. And as a fashion and textile historian, I often find myself nose to glass (or computer screen), drooling over a fabulous pair of antique shoes which I will never own, and which I couldn’t fit even if I did. These are my current favourites: I want them! I love them! I’d give so much to see the dress they were worn with! Alas, I cannot have them. But, I can console myself a little bit, because there are some utterly gorgeous, historically accurate, fairly reasonably priced shoes…

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Bronze shoes. Plate from Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century by Captain Watson Greig from the Research Library at the National Museum of Scotland.

Plate from Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century by Captain Watson Greig from the Research Library at the National Museum of Scotland. Thomas Watson Greig's original description: 'Bronze stage shoe worn by the well-known actress Miss Ada Cavendish. Louis heel, somewhat square to, embroidered finely with steel, and large brown satin-pleated bow with steel buckle. 'Bronze shoe No.2 is one of the smallest in the collection, and belonged to Miss Marsh. It has a pointed toe, Louis heel…

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