Pair of Shoes
ca. 1925 (made)
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The 'Oxford' lace-up shoe was the predominant style in men's footwear during the 1920s. It was known in the trade as a 'closed tab shoe' because the eyelet tabs (the sections of leather with holes for the laces) were stitched under the front section of the shoe, or vamp, rather than on top of it.
Usually Oxfords were made up in plain black or brown leather for everyday wear. British footwear fashions were conservative during the 1920s with strict rules dictating what shoe could be worn with which outfit. Brown shoes with a dinner suit were frowned upon and any kind of flamboyance was considered distasteful. This colourful fake alligator skin and gold pair was made for display at the London International Shoe Fair in 1925 and may have been aimed at the American market which was open to more exotic designs.
Usually Oxfords were made up in plain black or brown leather for everyday wear. British footwear fashions were conservative during the 1920s with strict rules dictating what shoe could be worn with which outfit. Brown shoes with a dinner suit were frowned upon and any kind of flamboyance was considered distasteful. This colourful fake alligator skin and gold pair was made for display at the London International Shoe Fair in 1925 and may have been aimed at the American market which was open to more exotic designs.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stitched and applied leather with cord |
| Brief description | Men's Oxford lace-up shoes; faux alligator skin with applied gold decoration; Coxton Shoe Co. Ltd, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, ca. 1925. |
| Physical description | Men's Oxford lace-up shoe; green fake alligator skin with applied gilt leather decoration on the quarter, vamp and toe-cap in the form of long thin wavy strips with pointed ends and a small hole punched at one end; stacked heel, rounded toe, yellow stitching in double lines at toe-cap and vamp, single lines at edges; back strap, green cord lace ties in six pairs of eyelets; leather tongue, tan leather quarter and partial vamp lining; cream twill bamp lining, brown leather insole and sole. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1994/1603. |
| Summary | The 'Oxford' lace-up shoe was the predominant style in men's footwear during the 1920s. It was known in the trade as a 'closed tab shoe' because the eyelet tabs (the sections of leather with holes for the laces) were stitched under the front section of the shoe, or vamp, rather than on top of it. Usually Oxfords were made up in plain black or brown leather for everyday wear. British footwear fashions were conservative during the 1920s with strict rules dictating what shoe could be worn with which outfit. Brown shoes with a dinner suit were frowned upon and any kind of flamboyance was considered distasteful. This colourful fake alligator skin and gold pair was made for display at the London International Shoe Fair in 1925 and may have been aimed at the American market which was open to more exotic designs. |
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| Accession number | T.54:1, 2-1996 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2007 |
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