One of my research sources, the Toronto Bata Shoe Museum, has an online exhibition at the moment that includes a wonderful assortment of men’s footwear, including one or two from the period I’m studing, the mid 17th century.
One of my research sources, the Toronto Bata Shoe Museum, has an online exhibition at the moment that includes a wonderful assortment of men’s footwear, including one or two from the period I’m studing, the mid 17th century. One shoe I particulary like is the young man’s pump here:
The costume that accompanied this shoe would have looked something like the below right. The courtier in blue and the lady alongside show typical costumes from the court of Louis XIII.
Peasants of this period would not have owned the satins and lace that you see in the illustration. They did, however, copy the style of those i