Shoes

Capezio Inc.|Claire McCardell

1953 · cotton · Costume Institute

To compliment her casual and comfortable garments, designer Claire McCardell collaborated with Capezio to adapt their soft ballet slippers to streetwear. McCardell went on to design a series of shoes with Capezio. This pair of flats is recorded as having been inspired by a pair of shoes dating from 1800-1810 in the Brooklyn Museum's Design Lab, of which McCardell was a member. While it is not certain if McCardell herself designed these shoes, the style is very much in line with her work for the company.

Artist

Capezio Inc.|Claire McCardell

Date

1953

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Ben Sommers, 1953