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The Osgood collection comprises 179 objects, chiefly fashionable Italian-made women's shoes dating from the years 1954 to 1958. The shoes were collected by Charline Osgood, Director of the Kid Leather Guild, a trade organization of American kid leather manufacturers. Highlighting the use of kid leather in footwear, the collection provides a fascinating and enticing view of high-style European shoe design from the period, representing many of the finest and most inventive Italian makers.
As an agent of the Guild, Osgood sought to promote kid leather for use in footwear by linking it to established kid products. This pair of shoes was specially designed to match a pair of gloves with the aim of convincing American manufacturers to adopt glove-shoe coordination, and to use kid leather for both.