The pinnacle of footwear styling in the Edwardian period was The Beaded Shoe. Nothing is quite so lovely, so sparkly, so special, and so enticing. Beads could be found on both shoes and boots, and accentuated the already gorgeous cut- and strap-work that was so popular at the time. Here's a look at what's inspiring my grey matter today:
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| The Met, c. 1916 |
In today's world of shoes, with studs and sparkles to be seen all over, you'd think something like this would be possible to manufacture, so we're going to give it a try. :-)
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LOVE beaded shoes!!! And these vintage styles are simply yummy
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYES please! ;-)
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YES, PLEASE! (sorry to yell, but seriously....!) O_o dear gods, yes.
ReplyDeleteEspecially the boots. Sorry was so over whelmed I lost my mind for a minute and forgot to say OMG the boots! O_o
ReplyDeleteWhat lovelies! Loving the third from the bottom.
ReplyDeleteOh yay! These are all gorgeous!
Deleteoh please in my size,,,,
ReplyDeleteThis is SO exciting!! I am over the moon!!
ReplyDeleteWow... Wow......WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteYes please, these would be on my husband's credit card before he knew what hit him. :)
ReplyDeleteAll are gorgeous....a pair in off white for summer linen dresses please....love it
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteOh my yes!!! Laaaaaaa!!! You will make them divine!!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are so gorgeous! I love all the teardrop cutouts and the straps!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see that so many of these have contrasting beads, since shoes are dyeable and glass beads aren't.
I LOVE those boots.
Absolutely love the pink shoes with the blue buttons! Love them all but those ones speak to me.
ReplyDeleteyes please!
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ReplyDeleteI love these shoes but I have always wondered whether there is a chance (or not) that dress fabric might get stuck because of the beads?
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good question!
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