Evening pumps

Designer Frank Mazane American

Department Store Mazane American

1954

Not on view

While mass-produced shoes have filled the footwear needs of most of the population for over a century, custom made shoes have continued to be an option for those wanting - and able to afford - special attention to their own preferences in design, materials, and fit. This pair of custom-made tabbed pumps features a rhinestone brooch applied to the specially constructed tab, giving an ultra-luxurious evening look. The curvaceous heel was inspired by 18th century shoes. Mazane was an exclusive custom shop which catered to a wealthy clientele on East 74th Street in New York through the middle half of the 20th century.

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Title: Evening pumps
Designer: Frank Mazane (American)
Department Store: Mazane (American)
Date: 1954
Culture: American
Medium: metal, rhinestones
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., 1963
Object Number: 2009.300.1544a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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