Heel Collection (#7)

Blue shoes from Harrods
A stylish pair of blue and white patterned ladies court shoes with a short heel, from Harrods, London

Breuillards device to assist walking
Dr. Charles Breuillards device to assist walking, basically a spring-loaded shoe insert, which aids the raising of the heel

PUMP SHOES
Cutaway calf pump shoe with baby heel and black patent vamp and black patent pump with rouleau rosette

Patent Pump Shoes
Shiny black patent pump shoe with punched brogue vamp and chunky heel

SHOES
Beige suede high fronted chukker boot, black calf ghillie laced shoe, sepia suede shoe with buckled strap and white buckskin shoe banded and buckled with solid heel

Black Patent Pump Shoes
American campus girl pump in black patent with high vamp and thick heel by Margaret Jerrold

SHOES
Beige suede slingback with oval toe and covered heel, mustard suede shoe with front cut outs, sandy suede shoe with broad buckled strap and olive leather shoe with

Patent and Tan Calf Boot
Trimmed black patent and tan calf boot with sloping heel and lacing by Cristel. In front, donkey suede and patent pump, patent walking shoe and patent ankle strap shoe

Shoes at Peter Robinsons
A selection of ladies shoes by Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street, including beaded evening shoes, patent leather with buckles & Louis XV heels plus ladies golf boots

Day & Evening Shoes 1925
Day and evening shoes; on left a day shoe in kid, beige and patent black leather. On right; a silver brocade evening shoe with a Louis Cuban heel

British Fashions in 1946
Unusual utility fashion made from wool and worn with a wedge heel, the playsuit is the latest thing to come from our British fashion designers

Beachwear 1939
Lucien Lelong beachwear: printed linen frock with a red sash & bolero jacket. The skirt is abbreviated & socks are worn with strappy wedge heel sandals

BOOTS / PENROSEs 1908
A selection of front lacing boots - one example has a high heel and long tapering front

CHURCHs SHOE 1948
Stylish yet comfortable high-heeled, lace-up shoe: high fitting & with perforated decoration & designed to support the arch in its natural place

Plants / Consolida Sp
Larks Heel Personified

Costume / Gimbel Bros 1914
Fur hat, stole, fur-trimmed coat, double skirts (narrow under-skirt) or long jackets creating a tunic effect, hats with broad brims & vertical trim, Louis heel boots

Fox Fur Stole C. 1917
Costume of the Great War: short gathered skirt & loose shapeless jacket with over-stitching, lace-up shoes with a Louis heel, a white fox fur stole & a straw hat

Striped Dress Circa 1918
Tubular dress, Louis heel boots, fur stole, reticule, hat with bow. " There she goes..all dressed up in her Sunday clothes, nobody knows.. whether shes wears any..." ?

Couple Dancing C. 1920
A girl kicks up her heel as she dances cheek-to-cheek

Brown Coat & Black Boots
Top hat with turned up brim, brown cut-away double- breasted coat with hip pockets & gathered shoulders, blue pantaloons with soutache trim, hessian boots with high heels. Date: 1810

Fur Accessories 1915
Stylish tunic dresses: either a narrow tubular under-skirt & flaring tunic or slightly flared skirt with assymetrical tunic worn with fur stoles, flat muffs, Louis heel boots

Bathed in Styx
Achilles is made invulnerable when his mother dips him in the river Styx : alas, she holds him by the heel which doesn t get wet leaving him less than 100% protected

Ww1 / 1916 / Allies Flight
Pursued by the Germans, the Allies - Italians, Russians, French and English - take to their heels towards the heel of Italy

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