Object: Evening shoes
Brand:
Hook, Knowles & Co.
(British)
Date: c. 1910
Medium: Satin and beads
Country: England
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: P82.25.8
DescriptionEvening pumps in black satin with densely beaded triangular design and bowknot on the vamp in red and clear seed beads, sharply pointed toe and low Louis heel.
Label Text:These evening pumps, with their arabesque beading and turned-up toes, exemplify the vogue for Persian styles launched by Paul Poiret in the 1910s.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Exoticism