Fine historical footwear and reproduction shoe accessories, designed for costumers, reenactors, theatre, film and historically inspired brides

Regency painted slippers...

Hand made goatskin dance slippers based off of pairs in the Met's and MFA's collections (the pair at the met is viewable online here: [link]) They have ... Regency Dance Slippers

Woman's Shoes, Unknown, United States, circa 1875, Costumes, Leather, painted.

The American Duchess has been producing a growing array of historically inspired shoes for the costuming hordes for a while now. She has al...

The Met: 1790-1810. Before I got into making historical shoes for costumers and reenactors, I spent a lot of time looking for modern shoes that would

We had a fancy Regency dinner in Dallas at Pappadeauxs, as an early birthday celebration for Jen. It was SO fun. The food was great, we had...

Marking: [label] (inside one slipper) "Gundry & Son, No. 1 Soho Square, London Boot & Shoe Makers to Her Majesty, Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent & Princess Victoria, & Her Serene Highness The Princess Hohenlohe Langenbourg"[label] (on lining) "LW"No distinction between left and right

Evening slippers from 1805-15. This style of slipper was typical of the Regency, comparable to our modern-day ballet flats, at least in looks.

The Met, c. 1805-10 As we near the end of 2016 and look towards 2017, it's time to think about new historic shoe styles. Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!! Whenever I start musing on new styles, I take a look at what's missing in the costuming community, what you ladies have been