Collection Of Limited Edition Bronze Shoes

INAUGURAL BRONZE SHOE

The artist Gesso Cocteau known for her bronze sculptures and also known for her obsessive love of shoes presents a collection of limited edition bronze shoes. “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.”_Frieda Norris_

VALENTINE BRONZE SHOE BACK

“What is it about women and shoes?
We love them, buy them, wear them, and always, always want more. This isn't so surprising. From an early age we learn that shoes have magical power. They promise romance, excitement and the possibility of transformation. Ruby red flats got Dorothy home to Kansas, a single glass slipper helped Cinderella nab her prince, and just look at what Manolo Blahniks do for those girls on Sex in the City. Shoes have personality, the sexy stiletto, the powerful pump, the sensible loafer. We put them on and become newer, better, different versions of ourselves.

"We buy more, and we open the doors of possibility even wider."

While many women today take pride in the ease and speed they have as they rush around in their 5" Manolos, it's likely that the 16th century women of France, Spain, and Italy could give them a run for their money. In the mid 1500's, chopines became popular, particularly in Venice. Chopines are an extremely tall shoe that reached heights of 24".

The higher the woman was in social status, the more restricted her movement was, forcing woman to carry canes or servants to help them. High heels stayed in style up until the late 18th Century, during the midst of the French Revolution when it was considered in bad taste to show any sign of opulence. Ironically, Marie Antoinette ascended the scaffold for her young and tragic execution in a pair of 2" heels in 1793. Finally, they emerged again as factories began to open in Italy and other parts of Europe in the late 19th century. The US was not far behind when it opened its first high heel factory in 1888.

High Heels always take you Inches closer to Heaven

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VALENTINE BRONZE SHOE FRONT

INAUGUARL BRONZE SHOE FRONT