Shoe man: More on Andy Warhol
(Andy Warhol Image via Pinterest) Andy Warhol was obsessed with feet and footwear among many other things. Throughout his life, the artist returned to the theme, both in his own work and in his...
View ArticleShoes: The artist's muse
Throughout history many artist have been inspired by shoes. Arthur Chaplin (1869 - 1935) assembled a collection of vintage shoes in his apartment on the IIe Saint-Louis and although he never painted...
View ArticleA brief history of clogs
(Dutch shoes Image via Pinterest ) Clogs or wooden shoes have a long social history which has association with shoes of the peasantry. Cheap, durable and made from available wood, clogs were...
View ArticleA brief history of the Australian Shoe Industry
Brief history of Australian Shoes from Cameron Kippen
View ArticleThe Australian Shoe Industry: Brief History
( Convict Shoe Image Via Hyde Park Barracks , Sydney Living Museum) It was well documented among the penal colony population that boots and shoes wore out quickly due to the harsh conditions. From...
View ArticleEarly Colonial Shoemakers : Ebenezer Breed (1766-1839)
(Ebenezer Breed (far right) by Benjamin West, 1792. Images via Lynn Museum ) Ebenezer Breed was born in 1766 into one of the oldest families in Lynn Massachusetts . He was raised in the Quaker faith,...
View ArticleA potted history of designer trainers
( Swanage Image via pinterest ) People in the 19th century loved trains and when a five working day week became norm, urban families clambered to visit the seaside particularly in the summertime....
View ArticleA short history of brogues
(Derby Oxford Brogues Image via pinterest ) Brogan is thought to be an old Scot’s word for shoe. It is unclear whether this was a simple bag of leather or a clog but today brogues are Oxford type...
View ArticleA summary of the common methods of shoe construction
( How shoes are made Image via Footweartrademart Q&A ) There are many ways to attach the sole to the upper but only a few methods are used in mass production. Shoes were traditionally made by...
View ArticleShoes Downunder: A potted history
( Aboriginal Kurdaitcha shoes Image via pinterest ) Indigenous people seldom ever wore shoes to protect their feet. Most tribes were reported to go unshod but some from the Northern Territory of...
View ArticleAre our feet getting bigger, or is it a secret ?
(Vitruvian Man Image via pinterest ) Anthropometric studies are used to assess the size, shape and composition of the human body. Major studies are expensive and only carried out sporadically. Often...
View ArticleAllen Jones : Pop Artist
( Allen Jones Image via Wikiart ) Born in Southampton, England in 1937, Allen Jones Pop Artist studied painting and lithography at Horsley College of Art before becoming a graduate from the Royal...
View ArticleGentle Craft Shoe Museum, a short presentation
(Shoe Museum Lausanne Image via shoemuseum.ch) Shoe Museum Lausanne
View ArticleSneakernomics Pod cast : BBC Radio 4
(Sneakernomics Image via BBC Sounds ) Abfab PODCAST series on sneakers from BBC Sounds. Sneakernomics BBC RaDIO 4
View ArticleShoe Buckles: A brief history
( Monk Strap Shoe Image via Wolf & Shepherd ) Shoe buckles were originally worn by monks in the Dark Ages, but when flamboyant cavaliers looked to wear ostentatious footwear they rediscovered the...
View ArticleTraditional Russian Footwear
(Bast Shoes Image via pinterest ) If you have the good fortune to have Russian friends or neighbours next time you are visiting them have a look for a lucky talisman many Russian families keep to fend...
View ArticleA brief history of the d'Orsay Pump
( d'Orsay Pump Image via Sam Edelman ) The D’Orsay is a style of court shoe ( or pump ) with a circular vamp and quarters that curve downward into deep V-cuts at the sides for foot exposure. The toes...
View ArticleWhy were shoes concealed
( Conscealed shoes Image via Wikipedia ) ( Northampton Museums and Art Gallery)
View ArticleThe first Lady of American Shoes Design - Beth Levine (1914 - 2006)
( Beth Levine Image via Febs Press) Beth Levine (1914 - 2006) an American fashion designer most known for her designs from the 1940s through the 1970s. She is considered to be the most influential...
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