Late 18th century shoes, 2019
I have from time to
time been inspired to upcycle modern shoes for re-enacting
purposes, partly because it's a cheap option for proper high
quality replica footwear, partly because I just like crafts.
However, after my last 18th century shoe project
for the Robe a la Francaise I felt quite fed up with this
special form of madness, as I made the shoes as a final part
of the long big project that was the Francaise and was
generally exhausted. However, some time later I found myself
playing with shoes and fabric and glue again,
this time for my 1870's ballgown. And suddenly that was fun
again, especially I had had a lot less to do without massive
alterations to the shoe shape as the pumps didn't need the
quintessial 18th century buckle straps.