Antique Shoes & Shoemaking

Live chat about my antique shoe collection and historical shoemaking Friday Dec 30 at 9am pst/12pm est/5pm gmt

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[Angela-Ruby]

Exquisite. They make me want to meet the people who wore them and spend a day with them to see what their lives were like.

[bellablue]

I quite adore the first one - no idea what I have that would go with those colors, but if shoes like that existed today and in my size I would have to figure something out.

[charlottenewhook]

That 1850’s side lace ankle bootie is absolutely gorgeous.

[lajoyous]

Had to watch it twice
I was so focused on the shoes that I didn't realize you had the timeframe listed 🙃

[thesavingsorceress]

Wow, these are stunning! I love this trip through time ✨

[lyn]

I find it fascinating that the ones that were preserved seem primarily narrow footed. (At least more narrow than mine)

[damogranheart]

They are mesmerizing works of art! Thank you for bringing them to our attention. Beautiful. 🦋🐈‍⬛

[sillyjellyfish]

Wow the second one with that embroidery! ❤️

[chrisadimitriadou]

These are probably shoes from people in higher class, right? I wonder what a farmer's shoes looked like. My favorite is the 1870s one, with the embroidery <3

[existentialopal]

Who else noticed the jacaranda heel on the first shoe?

[kristincabanaw]

Feet and of course, people were much smaller in those days.

[gilliankirby]

They all look so narrow - have our feet gotten broad since then?

[chellb]

lol everyone in the comments talking all fancy I love it but they had tiny feet back then

[renard]

I always freak out when seeing bare hands holding fabric or leather. The transfer of oils and contaminates, but dam I'd like to handle them too. For texture and how.🎉

[itwasagoodideaatthetime]

They sure knew how to make feet look delicate back then. Not like the massive chunky clunkers you get in the stores these days. 🥿👠🩰