Shoes

Item number Ed1.217 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

A pair of flat-soled shoes with upturned toes that have a vertical centre front seam. The shoes are covered on the outside with red silk brocade woven in repeating swastika patterns surrounded with lines following the directions of the swastika lines. The soles are black plastic embossed in a flower pattern except under the arch where there is script-like writing as there is on the slightly raised heel. The shoes are lined with pale blue-grey fabric and have tan insoles printed in gold with roman letters and an image of a dancing woman.

History Of Use

At this time, western-style shoes normally were worn. By the late 1960s traditional Korean clothes were only worn on special occasions. Shoes such as these were modern adaptations of traditional Korean shoes. Small heels were added because women wanted to appear taller, but high heels could not be worn with Korean clothing. Such shoes were worn with traditional Korean socks “boson”. In general, shoes of this type were only to be worn indoors on special occasions, not outdoors.