"Scandal Sandals and Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes" Exhibition

The Museum at FIT

poster for "Scandal Sandals and Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes" Exhibition

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Press preview for Scandal Sandals and Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes. To celebrate Delman’s 90th anniversary, graduate students at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) present the first exhibition devoted to this elegant footwear. Fifty dazzling Delman styles will be on view, including those worn by royalty and celebrities.

Copies of the shoes worn by Queen Elizabeth to her 1953 coronation and Delman’s 2000 reinterpretation
Golden evening sandals, circa 1958, designed after Irene Castle’s “Scandal Sandal” dancing shoes
Multicolored blue and purple floral booties from the 1950s, with an unusual turn-back throat
Red satin peep-toe cocktail sandals, designed in 1954

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from March 09, 2010 to April 03, 2010

Preview on 2010-03-09 from 10:00 to 12:00

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