Shoes [ Clothing & Fashion ]
… Image ‘Pair of woman’s shoes with straps for shoe buckles’, Los Angeles County Museum of Arts, M.81.71.4a-b, c. 1770. Abstract The study of footwear contributes to our understanding of sociability in the eighteenth century in several respects. Shoes were an important part of the dress ensemble for both men and women, so changing styles can highlight shifts in eighteenth-century fashions. Shoes also affected bodily posture and movement, so related to the activities of elite society. The fashion for high …
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