| Manchester, 1900, Austrian |
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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| Shoe Icons, 1900-1915 |
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| Maria Niforos, c. 1900 |
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| The Met, 1910s |
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| The Met, c. 1916 |
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| The Met, 1915-20 |
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| The Met, 1915 – these are suede |
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| The Met, 1906 – look at that little web of seed beads between the straps! |
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| Vintage Textile, but I believe the record is no longer online – via |
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| Also from Vintage textile, with a missing record |
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. 🙂
20 Comments
Anonymous
September 27, 2013 at 8:41 PMLOVE beaded shoes!!! And these vintage styles are simply yummy
niddetissus
September 27, 2013 at 8:59 PMThose are gorgeous!
Vienna La Rouge
September 27, 2013 at 9:33 PMYES please! 😉
xoxo
Sewing Box Designs
September 27, 2013 at 9:35 PMYES, PLEASE! (sorry to yell, but seriously….!) O_o dear gods, yes.
Sewing Box Designs
September 27, 2013 at 9:36 PMEspecially the boots. Sorry was so over whelmed I lost my mind for a minute and forgot to say OMG the boots! O_o
Cheri
September 27, 2013 at 11:53 PMWhat lovelies! Loving the third from the bottom.
Unknown
September 28, 2013 at 1:58 AMOh yay! These are all gorgeous!
Fleur
September 28, 2013 at 6:28 AMoh please in my size,,,,
Kat
September 28, 2013 at 1:06 PMThis is SO exciting!! I am over the moon!!
Shirlee Fassell
September 28, 2013 at 1:53 PMWow… Wow……WOW!!!
plainlymodest
September 28, 2013 at 5:35 PMYes please, these would be on my husband's credit card before he knew what hit him. 🙂
Geri
September 28, 2013 at 10:19 PMAll are gorgeous….a pair in off white for summer linen dresses please….love it
Kelly
September 29, 2013 at 12:35 AMStunning!
Gina
September 29, 2013 at 2:32 AMOh my yes!!! Laaaaaaa!!! You will make them divine!!!!
Vincent Briggs
September 30, 2013 at 2:21 AMThese are so gorgeous! I love all the teardrop cutouts and the straps!
It'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.
Unknown
September 30, 2013 at 5:45 PMAbsolutely love the pink shoes with the blue buttons! Love them all but those ones speak to me.
Laurie
September 30, 2013 at 6:12 PMyes please!
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mousseline
October 6, 2013 at 9:01 AMI 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?
Lauren Stowell
October 8, 2013 at 2:36 AMThat's a really good question!