The above image is seventeenth-century French, and exhibits some of that pronounced slope.
Below is a series of English shoes, with the one of the far right most closely approximating McQueen’s silhouette.
And here’s a forerunner of a Beatles boot, but it is vaguely Bedlington, with the silk fluff on the vamp:
6 comments:
Thank you so much for this! I love seeing ancient shoes/clothes and these are really amazing.
Yes, thank you for posting these! I am in awe.
Good research - I have failed to even look for a book in the library as I'm knee deep in my literature review.
Excellent style sleuthing!
I wonder, how did anyone's feet fit in those shoes which look so unaturally shaped?
Those shoes were so exquisite!
I love it when you do the research for us!
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