Shoes Collection (#93)

Woman police officer on traffic duty, London
Woman police officer on traffic duty in a London street, helping a schoolboy and schoolgirl cross the road safely. (2 of 3) Date: circa 1960s

Woman police officer posing in uniform, London, WW2
Woman police officer Sergeant Ivy Cook (joined December 1930) posing in uniform, 18 June 1940. Date: 1940

Woman police officer guiding little girl across the road and holding up her hand to an oncoming car, on the corner of Vincent Square, London SW1. Date: circa 1930s

Three women police officers in uniform, London
Three female Metropolitan Police officers pose in their uniforms (winter dress, with overcoats) -- an inspector, a sergeant and a constable

Woman police officer with small boys, London
Woman police officer on duty in London, tying the shoelace of a small boy as his friends look on. Date: circa 1920s

Walker Whitman shoe factory, Campello, Boston
The Walker Whitman shoe factory was owned in partnership by William O Walker and William Elbridge Whitman. The factory opened under its name for the purpose of producing shoes for the retail trade

George Studdy, The Faithful Heart (The Sketch, 17 May 1922). A little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics

Carnaby Street Girls
Two fashionable young women strutting their stuff down Carnaby Street, London. Date: 1960s

Girls Dresses 1920S / 30S
Two neat dresses for todays schoolgirl. The one on the left is in pinky beige, with metal buttons. The one on the right is harebell blue, also trimmed with metal buttons

Girl and Baby Bear
This adorable bear, born at the Paris zoo only a few months ago, is so tame that children are allowed to play with him. They much prefer him to a stuffed teddy bear! Date: early 1930s

Oak Panelled Staircase
Would you care to join me for a nightcap?, a smart gentleman in a suit asks the young couple ascending an oak panelled staircase. Date: 1930s

Advert for Small Fry by Joyce footwear 1948
Slip on shoes for women in pastel colours. 1948

King, Soldier, Labourers
King or Chieftain: mantle, tunic, leg bandages, short boots. Labourers: phrygian caps, short tunics & girdles, braies, short hose & shoes tied on with a leather lace. Date: 8th century

13th century Dress - Woman - Boy
Young woman: wears her hair long & flowing, a pink kirtle & short green super-tunic. Boy: short super-tunic with a square neckline & girdle, stockings & shoes with a bar. 13th century

Noble & Middle Class C14
Clothing of the upper & middle class: voluminous outer garments resembling cloaks or mantles, fur hats with narrow up-turned brims. N.B shoes with bars, pouch & dagger. Date: 14th century

Male Costume 1375
Hood with liripipe, cape-like garment buttoned on the shoulder, pattens, hood, ermine shoulder cape, fur- lined gown, hat with peaked brim, piked shoes. Date: circa 1375

Merchants & Noble 1350S
Merchants: hood, long cote- hardie, gipon, piked shoes, cape, front buttoning super- tunic, girdle with pouch, dagger & rosary. Nobleman: gipon, knightly-girdle, mantle Date: 1350s

English Costume C14Th
Woman: mantle, sideless surcoat, wimple & goffered veil. Men: gipon, girdle & pouch, parti-coloured hose, piked shoes, cap with up- turned brim, armour. Date: 14th century

English Costume C16Th
Royal Costume. Men: flat caps, fur-lined gowns, doublets, heavily embroidered sleeves, duck-bill toed shoes. Woman: ruff split at the front under the chin. 16th century

Burgundian Dress C. 1450
Hat with burlet, doublet with puffed over-sleeves, jerkins (jackets) with pleats or ermine trimmed & with hanging sleeves, hose & piked shoes (cracowes) or piked buskins. Date: circa 1450

Frenchmen of 1470
Short fur-lined jerkin (jacket) with hanging sleeves, hose, piked shoes (cracowes), long gowns - one with dagged sleeves, small round caps & hats & a chaperon with liripipe Date: 1470

Mens Costume of C15Th
Various social classes from farmer to judge: hose, hood with tabs, pouch suspended from belt, piked pattens & shoes (cracowes), houppelande (gown) with hanging sleeves. Date: 1425

Male Costume C16Th
An interpretation of C16th costume: cap with a feather, striped stockings & heeled shoes with roses, skirted doublet & an ermine lined half- gown with hanging sleeves. Date: c16th

German Costume C. 1615
Men: doublet with tabbed border, high standing collar, voluminous hose or breeches, shoes with roses, cloak, ruff. Woman: bodice & over-skirt hitched up to reveal petticoat Date: circa 1615

English Costume 1620
Man: doublet with overlapping, pointed tabs, cloak, shoes with roses, transitional collar between ruff & falling band. Woman: ruff, bodice with pointed waist, triple cuffs. Date: 1620

C17th Dutch Costume
Man: doublet with rosette trim, short cape, breeches with rosettes at the knee, shoes with roses. Woman: decollete gown with a double skirt & petticoat. Date: mid 17th century

German Nobles Circa 1650
German nobles: bucket-top boots & boot hose tops or shoes with roses, ruff or lace falling collars, doublet with pointed front, side fastening breeches, Brandenburg coat. Date: 1650s

Difficult Choice 1924
A young lady faces a difficult choice at the shoe shop - which pair of Perugia shoes to go for. Perhaps the crocodile skin pair of lace-ups? Date: 1924

Advert for Raynes shoes 1937
Designers sketches of shoes in blue suede & luggage tan leather. Models include high heeled lace-ups ornamented with pinking & perforations, buckles & tassels. Date: 1937

Advert for Panda footware 1948
Stylish, comfortable & practical womans shoe with a low wedge heel, decorative lace-up front & contrasting piped trim. Perfect for town or country! Date: 1948

Advert for Churchs Archmoulded shoes 1948
Stylish, comfortable & practical heeled, lace-up womans shoe: unlined for lightness, perforated for coolness while supporting the arch in its natural place. Date: 1948

Advert for Panda shoes 1948
Stylish, comfortable & practical womans shoe in suede & leather with a low heel & a lace- up front with decorative stitching. Date: 1948

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1931
A selection of fashionable evening court shoes & sandals in a variety of fabrics or kid leather with high heels & an ankle strap or bar across the instep. Date: 1931

Shoes by Perugia 1931
A selection of court shoes styles by Perugia. Date: 1931

Monkey Fur Trim 1919
A pretty young lady lies to an overweight matronly friend that her new monkey fur- trimmed coat suits her. N.B turban & shoes with cross over ribbons like ballet slippers. Date: 1919

Racial Type / Jardine 1908
David Jardine Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease, black shoes, high all round collar, black cravat & a monocle. Date: 1908

Velvet Suited Cupid
Velvet cavalier costume: breeches with buckles at the knee, waistcoat with pocket flaps, lace fall collar, cuffs & shirt ruffles, socks & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: circa 1913

Golfing Wear for 1909
H Mallaby Deeley the golfer wears a roomy light brown overcoat with deep side pockets & an outer seam down the sleeves, a tweed flat cap, checked trousers & brown shoes Date: 1909

Vamp Fashions 1914
Vamp & Victem: seductively clinging gown with low back, translucent sleeves & tasselled tail in an exotic patterned fabric; soft beret style hat & high heel court shoes. Date: 1914

Art Student Fashion 1918
Art School Fashion: a student carrying canvases wears a spotty smock like blouse, large artistic beret, a short voluminous plaid skirt, bangles & court shoes. Date: 1918

High-Waisted Frocks 1918
The silhouette at the close of decade: skirts have become less full but narrow at the hem, waist-lines remain high. Hats: high crowns & narrow brims. Shoes: high heals & bows. Date: 1918

Advert for Lotus shoes 1938
Fashionable shoes for women. Date: 1938

Tunic Dress 1920
Young lady in a tunic dress with tubular under-skirt, V neck bodice & broad sash. She wears Louis heeled buckle shoes & her hair is cut into a bob with a thick fringe. Date: 1920

Boy does Maths Homework
Boy wears a summer sailor suit of white sailor blouse with pale blue turn-over collar & cuffs, white & blue striped knickerbockers or short trousers & ankle strap shoes. Date: circa 1890

Fauntleroy Dress 1889
Cavalier costume (a style that pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, lace falling collar & cuffs, sash with bow on one hip & buckle shoes. Date: 1889

English Seneschal / C14
An English Seneschal: official in a medieval noble household in charge of domestic arrangements, servants & sometimes dispensing justice and high military commands. Date: 14th century

Englishman 1145
His hooded cloak is made of skin, with smooth side inside and a shirt beneath; ankle gaiters cover the tops of his shoes Date: circa 1145

Having Photo Taken
A soldier & his girl have their photo taken at the army camp before he goes abroad to fight. Date: 1939 - 1945

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Step into the world of shoes, where art and fashion collide. In 1886, Hermes introduced a masterpiece - a creation by Jonnard that transcends time. If you really want to get a kick out of the Twist, just put those high-heeled shoes away and let your feet dance freely. As the Angelus bell resonates from the distant church, imagine Ginger Rogers gracefully gliding across the floor with Astaire in perfect harmony. The rhythm echoes through history, even inspiring Irish Dancers to tap their way into our hearts. In 1927, a flapper dons her bonnet and steps out with confidence. Her stylish attire is complete with leather slippers bought from Marrakech's vibrant Souk. Morocco's rich culture intertwines with fashion as effortlessly as Margot Fonteyn repairs her ballet shoes before captivating audiences worldwide. Traveling back to Northampton in another era, we find ourselves immersed in an illustration by W Barratt & Co Ltd. A fox terrier accompanies a gentleman wearing his finest coat while showcasing his impeccable taste in footwear. From George Studdy's iconic "His Broadcast Masters Voice" artwork to the bustling Souk in Marrakech, shoes tell stories beyond mere functionality. They become symbols of self-expression and cultural heritage. So next time you slip on your favorite pair of kicks or elegant heels, remember that they carry more than just your weight – they carry history and artistry within every step you take.