Inspired by Make Do Style’s comment on my previous post, I engaged in a little historical sleuthing of my own.
Here’s an eighteenth-century English shoe that could be a model for the McQueen Bedlington Terrier interpretation that’s generating some stylish buzz (or barks).
It’s the slope of the vamp that interests me, which gives a moderate—or exaggerated in the case of McQueen—en pointe look.
Here’s an eighteenth-century English shoe that could be a model for the McQueen Bedlington Terrier interpretation that’s generating some stylish buzz (or barks).
It’s the slope of the vamp that interests me, which gives a moderate—or exaggerated in the case of McQueen—en pointe look.
7 comments:
This is definitely on the right lines. I was going to take a peek in the library on Tuesday to investigate further, as I'm sure there were more of this style of shoe in either the English or French court.
I have a lovely historical shoe book, which has some beautiful inages from the English and French courts, but, alas, the (oversized) book did not scan well. I'll post some of those photos below (above?) and would love to see what you find in the library!
I am all for the en pointe look - if it can be done with comfort in mind ! Pointe is not generally associated with comfort ...
Great post - thanks !
Looks like something crazy I would have worn when I was a dancer and always looking for new, creative ways to improve my arch 24/7...!
Oh you history maven...the original "bedlington" shoe.
theres a bit of history for you lol xoxox
Another excellent connection.
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