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. These elegant black and gold shoes were made up 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. These elegant black and gold shoes were made up 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 | Stitched leather and canvas with nailed heel and cord laces |
| Brief description | Man's lace-up Oxford shoe, black leather with gilt leather decoration, Coxton Shoe Co. Ltd, Rushden, Northamptonshire, ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | Man's Oxford lace-up shoe; black leather with gold leather decoration on toe-cap, vamp and quarters; rounded toe, five eyelets, black cord laces with ends bound with metal, black stitching; stacked heel, nailed, wheeling at join with brown leather sole; sole wheeled all the way round approx 0.5cm from edge and also across waist; sole edges chamfered; black leather lining on quarters, grey twill lining at vamp, brown leather insole. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Pink card tag hanging from white string tied to laces. Printed and inscribed on one side in black ink, 'No. 813 / Shape 1161 / Fitting.... / Price DOM / THE / COXTON SHOE CO. / RUSHDEN, England' |
| 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. These elegant black and gold shoes were made up 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.59-1996 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2007 |
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