I wasn't sure what I was going to post about for today's Sunday Shoe Spectacle post. But then these shoes arrived in the mail this week! How adorable! The color, the cording rosettes!!! So similar to my candy striped pair ......
And sadly, due to a listing error on the part of the seller, I discovered they are too small for my feet. Ugh! Sadness!!!! So, into the shop they go. And after photographing them I thought, why not blog about them along with my striped pair.
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| Marked Saks Fifth Avenue, Debutante Fashions Keystone Gay Step. 6 N - Listing here |
I believe the beautiful blue Saks Fifth Ave boudoir slippers are from the 1940s or possibly early 1950s. They are an absolutely gorgeous shade of royal blue with matching blue silk ribbon cording rosettes! I loves these so much, why don't they fit!?!? I love seeing them side by side with my striped boudoir slippers. How cool is that pom pom ribbon trim? You can see me wearing the striped pair in this post from last fall.
The striped pair are marked "Created by Jerro, New York" and "The Fair, Ft. Worth." They need a good cleaning but I'm not sure how to do that so I've left alone and enjoy wearing them as is.
More close ups of the blue rosettes! By the way, you can save 10% on these by using the code BLOGFAN at check out. :)
Overall the blue slippers are in very good and very wearable shape, though they do have some storage marks. Not really sure how to clean faille fabric but I think they could be cleaned. But if you are wearing these with a long flowing dressing gown, no one is going to notice.
The soles have minor wear which I find normal for shoes that are only worn indoors. And the leather heel caps are almost perfect.
These are rather narrow and are marked 6 N, which should have been a clue to me that they wouldn't work. But the seller stood by their measurements which made them seem like they would fit my feet. Ah well. They will live together with my other pom pom slippers until they have a new home. Maybe yours? ;)
Also, just for fun check out this pair of striped slippers that sold from FabGabs. They are almost identical to mine except for the heel strap. Do you own any vintage boudoir slippers? I would love to see them!
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| Sold by FabGabs |
I have a pair I would love to show you. They have the same rosettes!
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Awesome!! Would you be interested in writing a guest post about them? Feel free to send me an email.
DeleteSo gorgeous, I am really hankering after a pair of these. What Katie Did have a modern pair that might fit me as they go up to a UK 8 (US 10). X
ReplyDeleteThat is too bad that they didn't fit. I am still trying to find a vintage or reproduction pair of 1940's shoes. I have smallish feet, so reproduction don't always go small enough or I am not quite sure what size because they are made in European sizes that don't always correlate very well. But then I have trouble with vintage because my feet, although I don't wear wide shoes, are still wider than most vintage shoes. :(
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