Summary

Pair of woman's cream diamond punched suede leather shoes with peep toes and sling back heels. Made by Giorgio Moretto between 1960 and 1990, the shoes were worn in Melbourne by the donor, Prue Acton.

Museum Victoria's Prue Acton Collection is of national significance as a record of the career of one of Australia's leading fashion designers from the 1960s to the 1980s. Prue Acton studied textile design at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in the late 1950s to early 1960s, and her parents John and Gwen Acton used their own money to establish Prue Acton's fashion business in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, in 1963. Her designs were soon at the forefront of Australia's fashion industry. Prue Acton was part of a new wave of designers who appropriated designer fashion and haute couture for a wider market. She developed the business into a leading national and international brand enterprise.

Physical Description

Cream diamond punched suede leather shoes with peep toes and sling back heels. The uppers of the shoes are lined with clear mesh which shows through the the diamond shapes. The heels are 10cm in height. There is an elastic heel support on the inside of the sling back heel strap.

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