Warner Bros., 1955. Designed by Charles Le Maire. Light grey suede lace-up high heels, heavily beaded with silver and clear beads up the front, a flap of black leather with a silver beaded design over the laces and attached with snap closures, with "C.H. Wolfelt Co." stamped to the insole of one shoe (the other insole is missing), and a "7" written in black ink to the insole, with "B. Davis / 20th" in black ink to the underside of the arch of each shoe, housed in a plexiglass shadowbox with a plaque inscribed, "The Virgin Queen / 1955, 20th Century Fox / Shoes Worn By / Bette Davis." Wolfelt shoes were considered the last word in style starting in 1908. These shoes were likely purchased from Wolfelt, with the beads and other decoration sewn on by the Fox wardrobe department. Davis had played the monarch once before in 1939 with Errol Flynn; in this film, she teamed up with Richard Todd as Sir Walter Raleigh. The costumes by Le Maire were sumptuous and shown to advantage in the Technicolor film. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity. Shadow box: 11 x 11 x 9 in.
Warner Bros., 1955. Designed by Charles Le Maire. Light grey suede lace-up high heels, heavily beaded with silver and clear beads up the front, a flap of black leather with a silver beaded design over the laces and attached with snap closures, with "C.H. Wolfelt Co." stamped to the insole of one shoe (the other insole is missing), and a "7" written in black ink to the insole, with "B. Davis / 20th" in black ink to the underside of the arch of each shoe, housed in a plexiglass shadowbox with a plaque inscribed, "The Virgin Queen / 1955, 20th Century Fox / Shoes Worn By / Bette Davis." Wolfelt shoes were considered the last word in style starting in 1908. These shoes were likely purchased from Wolfelt, with the beads and other decoration sewn on by the Fox wardrobe department. Davis had played the monarch once before in 1939 with Errol Flynn; in this film, she teamed up with Richard Todd as Sir Walter Raleigh. The costumes by Le Maire were sumptuous and shown to advantage in the Technicolor film. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity. Shadow box: 11 x 11 x 9 in.
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