Remember back in July when I did a post on shoes from 1800 – 1810? Yes, it has been that long since I have done a fashion post again. Ah, the trials of summer and travel! But I’ve decided to stick with that format for now – the quick snippets of information rather than the longer posts. In today’s world of a constant waterfall of things to read, it feels easier to give you something to glance over rather than something you have to spend awhile reading to get through.
Which means this week’s post, in case you can’t tell from the title, is on the next decade of shoes!
1811-1820ish
Men’s Footwear
- Leather boots and pumps with flat heels
- Sometimes contrasting toe caps
- Narrow square toes
- low stacked heels
- Trimming might include buckles, bows, laced fastenings
William Owen, 1769–1825, British, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1815, Oil on canvas, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1973.1.44.
Women’s Footwear
- Toes varied between rounded, pointed and square
- Half boots with slight heels
- Brightly colored
- Sandals with long straps
- Satin slippers
- Trimmings may include rosettes, buttons, silk ribbons, braided buckles
Resources
- “Https://Tessa.Lapl.Org/C03,” n.d. https://tessa.lapl.org/c03.
- Peacock, John. Shoes: The Complete Sourcebook, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1604/9780500512128.
- Peacock, John. Costume 1066 to the Present 3e: A Complete Guide to English Costume Design and History, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1604/9780500286029.
- Cunnington, C. Willett. English Women’s Clothing in the Nineteenth Century. Mineola, New York, United States: Dover, 1990.
- “Portrait of a Man – YCBA Collections Search,” n.d. https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:142.
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