Nicole Rudolph | I Made 1920s Flapper Shoes and wore them in NYC for a WEEK! @NicoleRudolph | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
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A few months back Witchy Vintage ( witchyvintage.com ) put up an AMAZING pair of 1920s boots that I immediately grabbed. I had no clue that they would have such a fascinating history, construction, or even that they were my size! When NYC was planned I knew I had to include this pair on my to-make list for the trip. And I don't regret the fact that I crammed the work in the week before leaving to make that happen!
The original boots were a very trendy style in the early 1920s termed "Russian Boots" or "Cossack Boots". They briefly replaced galoshes that were popular with Flappers and other fashionable or trendy people. Their popularity stemmed from not having complex fasteners and being an easy style to pull on and go, while still being flashy and fun with so many different styles available. In some ways, they were the first simple pull on boot for women that really took off in fashion- an ancestor to the Ugg boot perhaps?
Though the design of this pair was fairly complex, the construction process that had to happen allowed them to be streamlined and quick to produce. Specialized shoemaking machines for making the uppers, buttonholes, stitching the soles together, etc are all visible in the finished product. I managed to replicate most of the process by hand and with a domestic sewing machine (not easy). I am very curious how the heel deals with wear and tear as it is covered with enamel rather than leather. It's easier for production as the heel can "match" with any black leather shoe and doesn't have to be covered during the process. So far I have a few small nicks in the finish from a week of hard wear and look forward to trying repair techniques!
🖼 Street Photos: https://viewing.nyc/vintage-photographs-of-the-new-york-city-easter-parade-between-1898-and-1933/
🖼 Russian Boot articles: google.com/books/edition/Boot_and_Shoe_Recorder/KfwoAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
🖼 1910s ad: digitalcollections.nypl.org
Socials
Instagram: instagram.com/silk_and_buckram
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@cloche_call
Patreon: patreon.com/nicolerudolph
🎶Music via Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com)
00:00 Introduction
02:48 Research
11:24 Uppers
15:05 Lasting
21:19 Heel and Sole
27:49 Finishing
29:13 Reveal
Use code NICOLER14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS across your first 5 HelloFresh boxes plus
free shipping at bit.ly/3wFQ1E7
A few months back Witchy Vintage ( witchyvintage.com ) put up an AMAZING pair of 1920s boots that I immediately grabbed. I had no clue that they would have such a fascinating history, construction, or even that they were my size! When NYC was planned I knew I had to include this pair on my to-make list for the trip. And I don't regret the fact that I crammed the work in the week before leaving to make that happen!
The original boots were a very trendy style in the early 1920s termed "Russian Boots" or "Cossack Boots". They briefly replaced galoshes that were popular with Flappers and other fashionable or trendy people. Their popularity stemmed from not having complex fasteners and being an easy style to pull on and go, while still being flashy and fun with so many different styles available. In some ways, they were the first simple pull on boot for women that really took off in fashion- an ancestor to the Ugg boot perhaps?
Though the design of this pair was fairly complex, the construction process that had to happen allowed them to be streamlined and quick to produce. Specialized shoemaking machines for making the uppers, buttonholes, stitching the soles together, etc are all visible in the finished product. I managed to replicate most of the process by hand and with a domestic sewing machine (not easy). I am very curious how the heel deals with wear and tear as it is covered with enamel rather than leather. It's easier for production as the heel can "match" with any black leather shoe and doesn't have to be covered during the process. So far I have a few small nicks in the finish from a week of hard wear and look forward to trying repair techniques!
🖼 Street Photos: https://viewing.nyc/vintage-photographs-of-the-new-york-city-easter-parade-between-1898-and-1933/
🖼 Russian Boot articles: google.com/books/edition/Boot_and_Shoe_Recorder/KfwoAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
🖼 1910s ad: digitalcollections.nypl.org
Socials
Instagram: instagram.com/silk_and_buckram
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@cloche_call
Patreon: patreon.com/nicolerudolph
🎶Music via Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com)
00:00 Introduction
02:48 Research
11:24 Uppers
15:05 Lasting
21:19 Heel and Sole
27:49 Finishing
29:13 Reveal
