Pair of Evening Shoes
ca. 1960 (made)
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Pair of evening pumps in black tulle with stiletto heels, and embroidered with silver thread.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered tulle with silver thread, and stiffened |
| Brief description | Pair of evening pumps in tulle with stiletto heels, made by Rayne, Great Britain, ca. 1960 |
| Physical description | Pair of evening pumps in black tulle with stiletto heels, and embroidered with silver thread. |
| Gallery label | H. & M. Rayne were reowned for beautiful evening and shoes for special occasions. Designs could be made to order and basic white shoe were often dyed to match a customer's dress. The jewelled decoration was painstakingly applied, stone by stone, using a strong cement. Rayne held royal warrants making shoes for HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM the Queen Mother and Diana, Princess of Wales.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by the Bata Shoe Museum Foundation |
| Bibliographic reference | De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
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| Accession number | T.365:1, 2-1996 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2007 |
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