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| Collection of the author Photo, K. Alexander |
These elegant Francois
Pinet (1817-1897) evening pumps, c. 1920 are included in my (very) modest study
collection. (The business continued after the senior Pinet died.) They feature a festive, sparkly silk brocade upper with leather
sole and heel covered with the same textile as the shoe. They boast the ‘F.
Pinet’ label, as well as “Pinet” stamped into leather sole.
Just
about as wonderful as the shoes themselves, however, is the survival of the original
box, which probably accompanied them home with a very happy owner.
Pinet, the son of a shoemaker,
made many contributions to the field of late 19th Parisian ladies
footwear. His elegant boots of the 1870s-1880s were high style designs
perfectly at home paired with a Worth gown, for example.
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| Pines satin lace up boots, c. 1870 Courtesy Bata Shoe Museum |
The attention to
detail, in particular the balanced design, makes these appear quite comfortable
– but I will never know, as I have no intention of trying them on!
The Art of
the Shoe, Marie-Josephe
Bossan, 2004, p. 67
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