White kid-leather wedding shoes, Edwardian with a Louis XV heel, all beaded and buttoned. I have had these for a few years now, but I am still and always amazed at their beauty. So slender, and of course, barely worn. I came upon these at the Christie Antique Show a few years ago, at Tattered & Torn, a beautiful business, owned and operated by my now friend, Kim Davies, who lives in Ontario. I was drawn to her beautiful booth by all of her wonderful creams and taupes and as soon as I laid eyes on these shoes, I knew right away I had to have them. I had been looking for a long time for a pair...and these certainly spoke to me. So now they have a place of pride in my home, on display with some vintage linens, some of which I also purchased from Kim.
Isn't it funny how you can come across a certain antique dealer and just feel an instant connection to their wares.....and so it was with me and Tattered & Torn. The next spring I drove quite a ways to Waterford Antiques in Ontario as Kim had a large portion of their top floor filled with her treasures. And of course, I spent what I had with me...and then some! Later Tattered & Torn opened their booth at Southworks Antiques in Cambridge, Ontario, much to my gleeful delight! Waterloo (where I lived all my life until moving to Alberta) is just a stone's throw from this giant antique mall...so every Saturday...yes EVERY Saturday - off I went to see what was new. I always came home with something, even if it was something small, like this beauty...
Tiny white kid-leather baby shoes...the one on the left has the original bow with it, you can see it in this photo...a very, very old ribbon...and the shoes are so tiny and sweet..... hardly worn and such a collectable.
Some visitors to our home have wondered why I would collect such a thing, as of course, these will never be worn again, so what good are they? To me, they are a part of history, a small part of the past, a thing of beauty to be cherished as part of times gone by...I often wonder "Who owned these and how did they live? Where did they live and how long did they live?" My collection of white kid-leather shoes continues to grow and I treasure these items for what they represent. To me, they are beautiful keep-sakes and I will treasure them forever...
