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Northern Athapaskan Footwear - Chronicles of Riches
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- Our
Boots:
An Inuit Women's Art - Perfect
Pair:
Wedding Traditions from Around the World - Tradition
and Innovation:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear - Chronicles of Riches
- Paths Across The Plains
- Appeasing the Spirits
- Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
- Paduka
- Japanese Footgear
- Whats their line?
- Heights of Fashion
- Select a story to discover more about the history and function of shoes!
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Black patent leather and velvet boots
Swedish, 1890-1920
BSM P89.19
Swedish, 1890-1920
BSM P89.19
High Stepping
Paris Nightlife
By the 1890s, Paris was the cultural centre of the world. The avant-garde congregated in the cafés at night, while Parisian dancers titillated imaginations with the can-can, a dance that revealed glamorous boots among other items of clothing. The dawn of the high-heeled boot dates to this period of exuberance.
