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Advertisement for Kestos Backless Brassieres and girdles
A Live Wire - Mutoscope postcard featuring an evocatively posed young woman on the telephone to her beau. She lies on some colourful plump cushions and the telephone sits atop a fine period table
Dolcis shoes advertisementAdvertisement for Dolcis shoe salons, showing some of their latest designs and a picture of a woman in a long bias cut pink dress and floppy hat, typical of 1930
Superstition. By A. E. BestallA humorous cartoon showing a young woman driving her uncle through the countyside. She is reassuring her passenger about how safe and experienced she is, not concentrating on the road sign ahead
Delman Crocodile ShoesDelman shoes made from the finest baby crocodile skins
SHOESCalf high boots in taupe suede with black laced fronts and stacked heels and trotters in brown suede with leather lacing on high vamps
Shoes at Peter RobinsonsA selection of ladies shoes by Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street, including beaded evening shoes, patent leather with buckles & Louis XV heels plus ladies golf boots
Lotus Boots 1912Advertisement for ladies boots, " the emodiment of ease and refinement, beautifully made and delightful to wear" manufactured by Lotus of Stafford
Champagne Kid & PatentTwo shoe designs in champagne kid and patent leather with typical 1920s shaped heels
Reading Tatler / SwimsuitA girl (film actress Merle Oberon) in a one-piece swimming costume and white peep-toe high heels lies on the beach reading an issue of The Tatler magazine
Sling Back Fairy WedgeIn a feature entitled Best Foot Forward we are introduced to the Fairy Wedge, open toe, sling back shoe, just the thing for summer days
Reading with Legs UpA young woman in high heels lies on her front and reads with her legs in the air!
SMART DAY WEAR 1964-65A woman in smart day wear & fur hat getting into a taxi
TAXIA woman in smart stylish suit of straight knee-length skirt & a collarless sac like short jacket with tie fastening, fur hat & stiletto heels hails a taxi
Beachwear 1939Lucien Lelong beachwear: printed linen frock with a red sash & bolero jacket. The skirt is abbreviated & socks are worn with strappy wedge heel sandals
Posing in the GardenSmiling young woman poses in stilettoes amongst the herbaceous borders
High Heels / Bon Ton 1924High heeled court shoes both with elongated toes, open sides & unusual straps. One is of the T-bar design, the other has multiple loops
Pin-Up on Stool / 1950Fifties pin-up, seated on a bar stool & with hands on hips, wears tight-fitting black shorts & a see-through, off-the-shoulder top
Mannequin StilettosStudy of shop mannequins with stilettos instead of feet!
Woman in Trousers 1939A young woman wearing a pair of wide leg trousers, high heels and a blouse with very large buttons down the front and very small buttons at the cuffs. Date: 1939
Shoe Maker & RepairerThe front window of H.J. Foremans shoe repair shop features replacement heels and polish
Fanfare by Lotus 1948A court style shoe with open side, high heels & buckled ankle strap
Shoe Shop SatireShoeing Asses - The Present Fashion for Making Shoes Everlasting. A shoe shop does a roaring trade in repairing shoes with small horse shoes on the heels
Rag-And-Bone ManA ragman picks up pages from stories and plays discarded on a French street and fills the basket on his back, seemingly content to ignore the wild dog snapping at his heels
Hare Coursing 1809Two hare-hounds close on the heels of a hare, their master not far behind... but their quarry shows them a clean pair of heels and may escape ending up jugged on the supper-table
Nicole Maurey in ShortsNICOLE MAUREY in high heels wears tiny tight checked shorts which reveal her shapely legs & a skin tight sweater to emphasize her charms
Tango - Heels UpA tangoing couple demonstrate the phrase to kick up ones heels
Donkey Ride (Liebig)An obstinate donkey digs its heels in, despite shoving from the riders sisters
Jack and Jill / BellJack and Jill are head over heels in love - and any moment now I fear they will be head over heels down the hillside
Man Escapes Fire C17ThA man takes a running jump, flames licking his heels, as he makes a bid to return to a ship that awaits him below. His musket & pike lay on the ground
Ww1 / 1916 / Allies FlightPursued by the Germans, the Allies - Italians, Russians, French and English - take to their heels towards the heel of Italy