French shoes, ca. 1922. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This pictorial shoe research was conducted to inform the height of the 3D avatars (‘bodies’) that will wear the digital visualisations. It aimed to identify what kind of shoes were worn with the chosen dresses, looking at both photographs of models/clients wearing our designers’ creations (not necessarily the chosen ones) and contemporary shoes in the online databases of the Victoria & Albert Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The selected shoes range from 3 years prior to 3 years post the creation date of our chosen dresses. For instance, the Charles James dress dates 1945, so we looked at shoes ranging from 1942 to 1948. This allowance reflected the slower changes in footwear styles, mostly in the early 20th century.
Vionnet, 1921
Archive photograph from the registration album, 1921. Photothèque, fonds Union Française des Arts du Costume, gift Madeleine VionnetArchive photograph from the registration album, 1921. Photothèque, fonds Union Française des Arts du Costume, gift Madeleine VionnetShoes by Wanamaker’s, 1920. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by Wanamaker’s, 1920. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAmerican shoes, ca. 1928. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAmerican shoes, ca. 1928. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by Nancy Haggerty, 1922-24. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by Nancy Haggerty, 1922-24. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by I. Miller, 1922-1925. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by I. Miller, 1922-1925. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by Bob, Inc., N.Y., 1921-25. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by Bob, Inc., N.Y., 1921-25. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by Hook, Knowles & Co, 1920s. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtShoes by Hook, Knowles & Co, 1920s. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtItalian shoes, 1920s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
