Shoe
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 racy red and silver shoe 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 racy red and silver shoe 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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| Materials and techniques | Cut, applied and wheeled leather with silver paint and cord laces |
| Brief description | Man's Oxford lace-up shoe, red and silver leather; Coxton Shoe Co. Ltd, Rushden, Northamptonshire, ca. 1925. |
| Physical description | Man's Oxford lace-up shoe; red leather decorated with applied geometric and swirling strips of silver leather at vamp, quarters, backstap and facing; cut-work on the toe-cap reveals silver leather beneath; red leather tongue pointed at top, six pairs of eyelets, red cord laces; stacked heel wheeled at join with sole, upper edge of sole painted silver; brown leather insole; sole and upper stitched with yellow thread. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No. 8509 / Shape. 63 / Fitting .... / Price D A A / THE / COXTON SHOE CO. / RUSHDEN, England.' (Blue card label tied to laces, printed and inscribed in ink.) |
| 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 racy red and silver shoe 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.57-1996 |
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| Record created | October 29, 2008 |
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