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Subject: London College of Fashion Shoe Collection - Online with VADS
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The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS): The AHDS Centre for Visual Arts has
just added a unique collection of c.650 shoes from the London College of
Fashion to its catalogue of image databases.
The Cordwainers College Historic Shoe Collection was built up as a teaching
aid and consists mainly of women's shoes, however, there are some men's and
a few children's. The majority of shoes are British "fashion" footwear with
some orthopaedic, some prize and exhibition work, lasts and shoemaker's
tools and some ethnic footwear. A number of the items are unfinished, or cut
to show technical details, and others show alterations or repairs. The
collection is important because it includes many items which illustrate the
history of shoe fashions and shoemaking constructions and techniques. Many
of the men's shoes are particularly important because of their rarity.
The shoes cover the period from 1780-1990s and include examples produced by
important makers e.g. Pinet, (late 1870's), Joseph Box (1890's), James
Taylor (c 1900-1910) and W.L. Douglas (1900-1920). Other well-know makers
are represented including Bartley (c 1885-1920), Bata (1960's), Clarks,
(1965-71) Flack and Smith (1890's), Peal (1920's and 1930's), Ravel (early
1970's), Rosenthal and Doucette (1930's) and Sacha (c 1973).
To browse the collection go to http://www.vads.ahds.ac.uk/. To find out
more about the history of the collection go to
http://www.vads.ahds.ac.uk/collections/index.html. VADS now provides over
17,000 images for use in research, learning and teaching.
VADS: the AHDS Centre for Visual Arts
Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University College
Falkner Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7DS
(t) 01252 892723
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