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
A pair of two-tone cream leather and beige suede women’s court shoes with beige leather insoles by Paragon Shoes.
Inscriptions & markings
Paragon / 49274 / 7 1/2
Subjects
References
- Paragon Shoe Collection Museum Victoria has a Paragon Shoe Collection comprising 88 objects, largely shoes, as well as advertising and point-of-sale material. The collection dates from circa 1916 to circa 1993. The collection description, by Ms. Debra Tout-Smith, includes a description of the company's history.
