Evening pumps

Silvia Fiorentina

ca. 1970 · leather, silk, rhinestones · Costume Institute

Silvia Sappia Baldi, professionally know by the name Silvia Fiorentina, started the Fiorentina line in 1957. Fiorentina has remained true to her personal aesthetic rather than conforming to trends. Her elegant shoes typically feature low backs, curved arches, high vamps and sweeping sidelines which dip to the back. This pair of evening pumps displays the high quality, refined detail, and effective use of contrasting materials in a simple, graphic motif that is characteristic of Fiorentina's oeuvre.

Artist

Silvia Fiorentina

Date

ca. 1970

Medium

leather, silk, rhinestones

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 Mrs. Charles Blatt, 1972