2008.84.16

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Seduction_07 Left to right 85.80.20, 74.72.46, 80.1.6 (corset, cover and petticoat), 2008.84.16 (boots case), P82.3.6 (white slip), 77.203.1 (slip), U.2235 (black girdle), 82.153.150 (peacock bra and slip), 89.20.62 (textile wall), 88.28.5, 98.77.3, 2008.86.1 (shoes case), 88.5.1 (blue costume), 2008.88.1 (leopard set)

From left to right: Brocade corset, c.1750 (99.79.3); black corset, 1880 (98.29.4); J & J Slater boots, c.1914 (2008.84.16); Chantal Thomass ensemble, Fall 2013 (2014.7.2); Lilly Daché hat, c.1937 (95.103.88), Christian Dior headwear, c.1954 (86.31.11), and Lilly Daché, c.1955 (77.42.1)

Object: Boots

Brand: J & J Slater (American)

Date: c. 1914

Medium: Silk satin

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Frank Smith Collection

Object number: 2008.84.16

DescriptionBlack silk satin ankle tango boots with crisscrossing silk satin ribbon laces at front closure, calf height, scalloped front opening with embroidered eyelet at each tab for laces and slightly rounded pointed toe with sharp center crease with sharply curved heel or Louis heel

Label Text:Named for their association with the dance, tango boots were characterized by ribbon laces that revealed the fashionable sheer hosiery beneath. The laced fastenings of these boots created a tight fit that would outline the wearer’s slender ankle.

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Exhibitions:

Seduction
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