2008.84.2

Images (4)

Night and Day_18 Left to right 90.180.4 (robe set), 2009.15.7 (ensemble), P85.15.7 (textile wall), 80.13.15 (dress), P86.61.2 (metallic dress), 72.112.87 (shoes case), 82.100.2 (hat case), 85.47.12 (bag case), 2008.84.2 (shoes case),

Night and Day_20 Left to right P85.15.7 (textile wall), 80.13.15 (dress), P86.61.2 (metallic dress), 72.112.84 (shoes case), 82.100.2 (hat case), 85.47.12 (bag case), 2008.84.2 (shoes case)

Object: Shoes

Brand: F. Pinet (French, founded 1855)

Date: c. 1925

Medium: Embroidered pink silk satin

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Frank Smith Collection

Object number: 2008.84.2

DescriptionPair of pink silk satin tambour embroidered ankle strap pumps with Louis heel and pink, white, green and light blue embroidered flower motif at vamp and right and left counter.

Label Text:Although Vogue encouraged women to buy evening shoes in versatile metallics, statement-making high-heels, such as these by the eminent Parisian label Pinet, were tempting alternatives.

In Collection(s)

1920s
Shoes

Exhibitions:

Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
Night and Day
Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color