Black loafer style pumps

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pair of black loafer-style pumps. The outside of the shoe is made from two panels of black vinyl machine sewn together and a panel of black elastic is machine sewn along the top line. There is a rounded toe and at the vamp is a 1” wide tongue. On the tox box is a self-fabric decoration made from a 1” wide strip of vinyl folded over onto itself to create a 3” wide loop. The exposed end is chevron cut and a thin .75” wide loop is place near the fold. The shoes feature a low heel with a rubber cap that has been nailed into place. There is a cushioned base layer on the inside of the shoe made from non-woven (possibly cotton) padding and glued on top of the base layer is a panel of tan vinyl. [LOCKE] is printed down the center of the inner sole in gold text.

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