Object: Evening shoes
Brand:
LaValle
(American)
Date: 1936
Medium: Black crepe and silver metallic leather
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Carroll Cook
Object number: 88.2.25
DescriptionEvening ankle strap shoes in black crepe and silver metallic leather in alternating pointed sections; open quarters, open toe with bands across open top of vamp; high continental heel in silver leather.
Label Text:Shoes became more visible—and thus more important aesthetically—as hemlines rose during the 1920s. Evening shoes were especially stunning, and often featured elaborate embroidery or beadwork. By the 1930s, surface ornamentation was largely replaced by bold, geometric designs that revealed the influence of art moderne.
Exhibitions:
- Head to Toe
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s