Evening pumps

ca. 1970

Not on view

Silvia Sappia Baldi, professionally know by the name Silvia Fiorentina, started the Fiorentina line in 1957. Fiorentina has remained true to her personal aesthetic rather than conforming to trends. Her elegant shoes typically feature low backs, curved arches, high vamps and sweeping sidelines which dip to the back. This pair of evening pumps displays the high quality, refined detail, and effective use of contrasting materials in a simple, graphic motif that is characteristic of Fiorentina's oeuvre.

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Title: Evening pumps
Designer: Silvia Fiorentina
Date: ca. 1970
Culture: American
Medium: leather, silk, rhinestones
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Charles Blatt, 1972
Object Number: 2009.300.3878a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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