Shoes
To compliment her casual and comfortable garments, designer Claire McCardell collaborated with Capezio to adapt their soft ballet slippers to streetwear. McCardell went on to design a series of shoes with Capezio. This pair of flats is recorded as having been inspired by a pair of shoes dating from 1800-1810 in the Brooklyn Museum's Design Lab, of which McCardell was a member. While it is not certain if McCardell herself designed these shoes, the style is very much in line with her work for the company.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shoes
- Designer: Attributed to Claire McCardell (American, 1905–1958)
- Manufacturer: Capezio Inc. (American, founded 1887)
- Date: 1953
- Culture: American
- Medium: cotton
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Ben Sommers, 1953
- Object Number: 2009.300.3146a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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