Summary

Pair of woman's court shoes in dark brown coloured crocodile skin, made by Maud Frizon in 1986. They were worn by the donor, Prue Acton, at the 1986 Melbourne Cup with 'Mock Croc' outfit that included SH94.2129 -2130 (hat and handbag), SH 94.2152 (bracelet) and SH94.2131 (earrings). The jacket and skirt are not in Museum Victoria's collection.

The shoes were seen by the donor on an overseas trip, then purchased by staff member Maree Menzel when she in London, for the donor. They cost about $2000.

Prue Acton's Melbourne Cup clothing was specially designed for her to draw attention to Australian designers and in particular her forthcoming winter range.

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

Pair of high heeled women's court shoes in dark brown crocodile skin. Lining in cream coloured leather. Black leather soles. Cloth label inside soles.

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