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Robe, ca 1850

Robe, ca 1850

Ballgown, 1850’s

Ballgown, 1850’s

Day dress, ca 1858

Day dress, ca 1858

Spoon bonnet, ca 1850

Spoon bonnet, ca 1850

Ballgown, ca 1855

Ballgown, ca 1855

Ballgown, ca 1850’s-60’s

Ballgown, ca 1850’s-60’s

Day bodice, 1850’s

Day bodice, 1850’s

I know this is a blog about western fashion but seriously these are the craziest lotus shoes I’ve ever seen and I had to share them.  They HAD to have been for sitting around.  I refuse to believe that anyone (even with bound feet) could walk in them. 1850’s-90’s China Buy them for $999 here.

I know this is a blog about western fashion but seriously these are the craziest lotus shoes I’ve ever seen and I had to share them.  They HAD to have been for sitting around.  I refuse to believe that anyone (even with bound feet) could walk in them.

1850’s-90’s China

Buy them for $999 here.

Boots by PH Herher - Paris, ca 1859-63 France, Oakland Museum of California

Boots by PH Herher - Paris, ca 1859-63 France, Oakland Museum of California

Shoes, ca 1850 France, Oakland Museum of California The date doesn’t sound right to me but that’s what they were listed as.  They look a lot like those shoes I posted earlier from the 1900’s.

Shoes, ca 1850 France, Oakland Museum of California

The date doesn’t sound right to me but that’s what they were listed as.  They look a lot like those shoes I posted earlier from the 1900’s.

Boots, ca 1860, Oakland Museum of California Notice the leather stripes above the toe cap on the one boot.  They’re supposed to be on the other as well but must have fallen off.

Boots, ca 1860, Oakland Museum of California

Notice the leather stripes above the toe cap on the one boot.  They’re supposed to be on the other as well but must have fallen off.

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