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Pair of Shoes

late 1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Hamilton (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Pair of men's shoes, deep blue suede lace-ups with thick crepe rubber soles.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Accessories
Footwear
Men's Clothes
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Pair of shoes
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Suede and rubber
Suede
Rubber
Brief description
Pair of men's 'brothel creeper' shoes, blue suede lace-ups, Hamilton. Great Britain, late 1960s.
Physical description
Pair of men's shoes, deep blue suede lace-ups with thick crepe rubber soles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11cm
  • Width: 12cm
  • Length: 33cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'UNIT SHOE FOOTWEAR by Hamilton'
  • Transliteration
Object history
Worn by Dave Forrest to represent Teddy Boy's style in the 1960s.

Purchased. Registered File number 1994/1854.
Bibliographic reference
De La Haye, Amy and Cathie Dingwall, eds. Surfers Soulies Skinheads & Skaters: Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties. London: Victoria and Albert Publications, 1996.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.331:1, 2-1995

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Record createdAugust 1, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164883/pair-of-shoes-hamilton/
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