It was a harder to find images for this week’s shoes because the dresses are longer and the toes just barely peek out from under – which means later might be even more difficult. But don’t worry, I shall persist!
1821-1830ish
Men’s Footwear
- Thin soles
- Low wedge heels
- Silk ribbon laces
- rounded or square toes
- Leather boots
- Stirrups under boots
Women’s Footwear
- Heelless Fine Leather Soles
- Pale-colored calfskin was common
- Low-cut vamps
- Pointed or square toes
- Half boots of kid or corded silk, lacing on inner side
- Possible trimmings included ruched ribbon, long silk ties, jeweled buttons
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.
- Museum, Victoria And Albert. “Fashion Plate | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections.” Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections, n.d. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O576856/fashion-plate-unknown/.
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