"1770 / 1789, France" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Black shoes, 1770\u201389, France or Italy, Silk satin and leather"@en . . . "Pair of women's shoes of black silk satin with high heel and pointed tongue"@en . "These sophisticated women's shoes, with their slender high heels, show the popularity of Italian and French styles in Britain at this time. Called \u2018slippers\u2019, they showed off the woman's tiny foot and shapely leg under the shorter dresses that were then fashionable. The narrowest high heels had to be reinforced with metal spikes. This feature appeared again when stiletto heels came into fashion in the 1950s and 1960s."@en . . . . "1770 / 1789, France" . "Black shoes, 1770\u201389, France or Italy, Silk satin and leather"@en . . "0.40070000290870666504"^^ . . . . . . "0.42719998955726623535"^^ . "These sophisticated women's shoes, with their slender high heels, show the popularity of Italian and French styles in Britain at this time. Called \u2018slippers\u2019, they showed off the woman's tiny foot and shapely leg under the shorter dresses that were then fashionable. The narrowest high heels had to be reinforced with metal spikes. This feature appeared again when stiletto heels came into fashion in the 1950s and 1960s."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "T.215&A-1916" . . . . . . "Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain\n\nOn Your Toes \nWith their slender high heels, these women\u2019s shoes showed off the wearer\u2019s tiny foot and shapely leg under the ankle-length dresses then fashionable. A partial wedge supported the span of the arch. Nonetheless, the thin satin-covered wooden heel would not take much weight and the wearer would have had to balance on her toes.\nBlack shoes\n1770\u201389\nFrance or Italy\nSilk satin and leather\nGiven by Mrs Willoughby Hodgson\nV&A: T.215&A-1916 [2015-2016]\nBlack satin shoe\nFrench or Italian, 1770-1785\nMuseum no. T.215A-1916\nGiven by Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson [2007]"@en . "0.58099997043609619141"^^ . "0.43389999866485595703"^^ . . . . . "0.52469998598098754883"^^ . . . "0.44629999995231628418"^^ . . "0.52910000085830688477"^^ . . . . "0.44760000705718994141"^^ . . . . "0.47330000996589660645"^^ . . . . . . . . . "0.5"^^ . . . . "0.54640001058578491211"^^ . . . . "Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain\n\nOn Your Toes \nWith their slender high heels, these women\u2019s shoes showed off the wearer\u2019s tiny foot and shapely leg under the ankle-length dresses then fashionable. A partial wedge supported the span of the arch. Nonetheless, the thin satin-covered wooden heel would not take much weight and the wearer would have had to balance on her toes.\nBlack shoes\n1770\u201389\nFrance or Italy\nSilk satin and leather\nGiven by Mrs Willoughby Hodgson\nV&A: T.215&A-1916 [2015-2016]\nBlack satin shoe\nFrench or Italian, 1770-1785\nMuseum no. T.215A-1916\nGiven by Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson [2007]"@en . . . . "Pair of women's shoes of black silk satin with high heel and pointed tongue"@en .