Historical information
The extensive fashion and design collection of the Kew Historical Society has been assembled over a number of decades. One subsection of this collection is shoes, designed and manufactured for Australian women by Australian and European designers. Many of the shoes, while often mass-produced, were generally constructed by skilled artisans using traditional shoe-making techniques. The shoes date from the 1890s to the 1980s.
Physical description
Pair of black suede evening shoes by Paragon. The brown leather insole is embossed with the name Para[gon].
Inscriptions & markings
PARAGON
5 C
Subjects
References
- Paragon Shoe Collection Museum Victoria's Paragon Shoe Collection comprises 88 objects, largely shoes, as well as advertising and point-of-sale material. The collection dates from ca. 1916 to ca. 1993. The collection description, by Ms. Debra Tout-Smith, includes an overview of the company's history.
