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Fabulous Footwear: A Walk Through Fashion and Culture

Home to possibly the world's most famous pair of shoes, the Ruby Slippers, the Smithsonian has more than a few fabulous pairs in the collections.

Museum / Unit

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Drawings 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume accessories 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Footwear 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Man's boots 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Boots 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Fill papers 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Posters 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Wall coverings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
pumps (shoes) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Delaware Indians 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Mid-Atlantic 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Woodland culture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
African Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 7 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Albany 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Albany County 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Brooklyn 1 Filter by term Exclude term
New York City 1 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing/Garments: Footwear 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Lenape (Delaware) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Black Fashion Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing - Costume 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Wallcoverings Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Fashion 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Gay Rights 2 Filter by term Exclude term
LGBTQ Rights 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Actors and actresses 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Industrial design 1 Filter by term Exclude term
LGBTQ 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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Usage conditions apply 3 Filter by term Exclude term

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Remove Place: New York

Design for a Shoe, for Delman Shoe Company, New York City

Design for a Shoe, for Delman Shoe Company, New York City

Design for a Shoe, for Delman Shoe Company, New York City

Shoes

Man's boots

Man's boots

Public Theater, New York: Dancing on Her Knees

Man's boots

Man's boots

Boots worn in Broadway production of Kinky Boots

Green satin pumps worn by Eartha Kitt

Slippers worn by Harvey Fierstein in Torch Song Trilogy

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