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The Tinne collection

Shoes online exhibition

The Tinne collection is probably the largest surviving collection of period clothes from one person's wardrobe in Britain. It consists of 700 items dating from between about 1910 and 1940, which formerly belonged to Mrs Emily Margaret Tinne and her family. The collection was the subject of a major exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in 2006, A Passion for Fashion.

Perhaps surprisingly, Emily's shoes, or at least those that have survived in the collection, are on the whole rather workaday in style. They are all excellent quality but include no glamorous evening shoes to match her evening dresses. Her daughter Alexine remembers that her mother was not especially interested in 'dressy' shoes.

Follow the links below to see some of the shoes from the Tinne collection. More shoes and background information about the Tinne family can be found in the A Passion for Fashion exhibition web pages.

Shoes with black glass beads Shoes with black glass beads

Shoes with steel and bronze beads Shoes with steel and bronze beads

Shoes decorated with bows Shoes decorated with bows

Crossed strap shoes Crossed strap shoes

Norvic suede shoes Norvic suede shoes

Boots Boots

Norvic leather shoes Norvic leather shoes

Tan-coloured shoes

G Thierry cotton sateen shoes G Thierry cotton sateen shoes

Grey shoes Grey shoes

Wool gabardine court shoes Wool gabardine court shoes

Brown patent leather shoes Brown patent leather shoes

Brown leather lace-up shoes Brown leather lace-up shoes

 

 

 

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