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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

National Museum of American History 18 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Shoes (footwear) 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Boots 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Footwear 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume accessories worn 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Leather dancing shoes 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Pair of dancing shoes 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Pumps 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sandals 1 Filter by term Exclude term
pair of sneakers 1 Filter by term Exclude term
shoes, baseball 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Asian Pacific Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1790s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1810s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 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
2000s 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 7 Filter by term Exclude term
California 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Los Angeles 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Washington 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Alabama 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Alaska 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Arizona 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Bering Sea 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cranston 1 Filter by term Exclude term
District of Columbia 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

American Enterprise 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainment Nation 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing & Accessories 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 4 Filter by term Exclude term
First Ladies 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Costume 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Popular Entertainment 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Ethnic 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Many Voices, One Nation 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Clothing and dress 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Dress accessories 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 3 Filter by term Exclude term
First ladies 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Inaugurations 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Presidents' spouses 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Government 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Baseball 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

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CC0 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

shoes, pair of

Women's Shoes

Shoes, worn by Celia Cruz

Children's Shoes

Hillary Clinton's 1993 Inaugural Ball Shoes

Baseball shoes worn by Jimmie Crutchfield

Youth Vote Shoes, 1970s

Nike LDV with "waffle" sole

Women's Fila Sneakers

Pair of Dancing Shoes, Zapateados

Leather Shoes/Slippers

Combat Boots

Fisherman’s Boots

Tap Shoes, worn by Jeni LeGon

Nancy Reagan's 1981 Inaugural Ball Shoes

Organ Shoes worn by Althea Thomas

Pair of Boots worn by Lucy Lawless in the role of Xena on the TV Series Xena: Warrior Princess

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