Object: Shoes
Brand:
Capezio
(American, founded 1887)
Date: c. 1955
Medium: Velvet and grosgain
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Adrian McCardell
Object number: 76.147.8
DescriptionBallet style dark green velvet flats, with grosgain binding and cord tie at throat; low stacked heel
Label Text:Sportswear designer Claire McCardell approached Capezio in the early 1940s, requesting that the company make shoes to match her dresses. The resulting “ballet flats” were immediately successful, in part because they were one of few shoe styles that was not rationed during World War II. Ballet flats are now a staple in many women’s wardrobes.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Claire McCardell and the American Look
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Dance and Fashion