Satin T-Strap Heels
Date1927
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 8 x 25.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. W. J. Moss, 1982.
Object number1982.004.035
Label TextThese are shoes that Jessie Seaborn (b. 1908) wore to the “Coming Out Ball” held at London’s Winter Garden on December 20, 1927. At that event, London society formally acknowledged that Jessie had reached adulthood. The dress, made over from a dress Jessie’s mother wore as a bridesmaid, had double significance.
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