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Turquoise Silk Satin Pointed-Toe Evening Pumps
1960s · 1960s · French
Designer
Anglisano
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
silk satin
Culture
French
Movement
Space Age
Influences
Space Age streamlined forms · 1960s pointed-toe silhouette
A pair of pointed-toe evening pumps in lustrous turquoise silk satin with cream leather soles and interior. The shoes feature a sleek, modernist silhouette characteristic of early 1960s footwear, with sharply tapered toes and medium-height stiletto heels. Each shoe is adorned with a small decorative rosette or flower motif at the toe, crafted from the same turquoise satin material. The construction shows precise tailoring with clean lines and minimal ornamentation beyond the toe decoration. The glossy satin finish reflects light dramatically, emphasizing the streamlined form that epitomizes Space Age fashion's embrace of synthetic-looking materials and futuristic aesthetics, even when using traditional silk.
shoetight fit
Connected To
57%
Movement·Space Age
LINEAGEsame era · cross-culture→ directed
Lineage: “1960s pointed-toe silhouette”
These pointed-toe pumps capture the 1960s obsession with the future from two angles: the gold pair gleams with that metallic space-age optimism that made everything from cars to coffee pots look like they belonged on a lunar mission, while the turquoise silk pumps translate the same sharp, modernist silhouette into something more earthbound but equally precise.
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