"It is something for a woman to be assured that in her eight-and-twentieth year, that she has not lost one charm of earlier youth." Anne, Persuasion. I totally agree, I only hope it feels the same at nine-and-twenty.
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Re: More footwear (shoes) « Reply #5 on May 13, 2008, 9:23am »
Thanks so much for sharing these photos. The sandals are very interesting, can just picture the lady with her hair "a'la Titus", her muslin dress and these sandals. And I agree, the ones with the pointy toes could easily be found at Payless shoes. In fact, I had to look twice as they look so "modern"
The sandals have a roman look to them. Love them! I'd wear those in a second. I'm a sandal person too. I hate having warm feet.
I wonder if the lady would have worn her stockings with those sandals. I assume it would have been completely improper not to, but I still wonder. I'm such a "barefoot whenever possible" and "I hate hot feet" type of girl. If I can wear sandals, I will
Re: More footwear (shoes) « Reply #8 on May 13, 2008, 4:22pm »
LOL! Well, I’ll let you decide how “proper or improper” sandals were thought to be.
This image is by Louis Leopold Boilly. It’s called “Incroyable et Merveilleuse in Paris, 1797”.
The “Incroyable” was a style that many young men who sympathized with the “Ancien Regime” took during the French Revolution and again after the “Terror”. They dressed to extremes and what they wore indicated strong political statements.
The female counterpart was the “Merveilleuse”. Her dress was also considered in extreme.
Boilly’s image has the Incroyable mistaking the Merveilleuse for a prostitute as he offers her money. She appears shocked as she gives him the sign of the cross. You can see her sandals through her transparent gown.
I can’t recall the documentation for it, but there is a period mention of a lady wearing sandals at a ball in Washington D.C. This MAY have been Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (the American divorced wife of Jerome Bonaparte – Now there’s a story!) who delighted in shocking “society” in Washington. The very fact that the sandals are commented on indicates that they are out of the ordinary.
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Re: More footwear (shoes) « Reply #9 on May 13, 2008, 4:30pm »
WOW~ How fascinating. I love the story behind the picture, too funny. Well, I may just have to be daring with sandals. I would never wear them to a ball, but I might have to don some for our upcoming picnincs. (Wheels in head turning )
WOW~ How fascinating. I love the story behind the picture, too funny. Well, I may just have to be daring with sandals. I would never wear them to a ball, but I might have to don some for our upcoming picnincs. (Wheels in head turning )
Lauren, comfort yourself in knowing that I too will defy convention and wear sandals with my gown... I will also likely dispense with the petticoat too. How shocking; however I am extremely susceptible to heat-stroke, and I must do what I can to remain cool, even if it means bending the rules (A LOT).
I will be wearing sandals... thongs specifically, so you should not worry about doing it yourself to keep comfortable. It may be very hot.
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